She received a PhD in Engineering Science in 1969, in addition to being a senior scientist, docent, and USSR State Prize holder.

[1] Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova (maiden surname Tikhomirova) was born 26 February 1942, in the village of Manuilovo, Kaliningrad Oblast.

In 1968 Galina received a PhD in Engineering Science, her thesis was devoted to problems of Aberrations in Space Optics (Russian: Исследование и расчет астрономических асферических объективов с коррекцией полевых аберраций).

[4] Father – Tikhomirov Ivan Arsenevich (Russian: Тихомиров Иван Арсеньевич) (1907–1981) was a technician in Manuilovo village.

Mother – Babaeva Aleksandra Vasilevna (Russian: Бабаева Александра Васильевна), was a shop manager in Manuilovo village.

Husband – Tsukanov Anatolii Anatolevich (Russian: Цуканов Анатолий Анатольевич) was born in Leningrad in the family of lieutenant-commander.