Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 21.06.1958 |
| Birthplace: | Krasnodar / Krasnodar Kray / Russian SFSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 25.01.1989 |
| Selection group: | TsPK-10 |
| Job: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Job | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-28 / MIR-26 | Commander | 13.08.1998 - 28.02.1999 | 198d 16h 31m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-4 / ISS-09 | ISS-CDR | 19.04 2004 - 24.10.2004 | 187d 21h 17m |
| 3 | Soyuz TMA-14 / ISS-19 / ISS-20 | ISS-CDR | 26.03.2009 - 11.10.2009 | 198d 16h 42m |
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| Total | 585d 06h 30m | |||
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Double assignments
| No. | Mission | Job |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-26 | Commander |
| 2 | STS-108 | ISS-CDR |
| 3 | Soyuz TM-34 | Commander |
| 4 | Soyuz TMA-13 | Commander |
Additional information
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Graduated from Yeysk Military pilot's school
with a pilot-engineer's degree, 1979; graduated from
UNESCO
International Teaching System Center, Moscow, as engineer-ecologist, 1994;
Colonel, Russian Air Force, Ret. (in 2009); was selected as cosmonaut on
25.01.1989 (TsPK-10);
OKP
(cosmonaut basic training): 7/89 - 1/91; hobbies: Parachute sports, theatre,
sports games, diving, running, badminton. |
Personal patch
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Credit: Roskosmos / Chibiskova / www.spacepatches.nl |
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