Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts
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Oleg Dmitriyevich | |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 21.06.1964 |
| Birthplace: | Chardzhou, Chardzhou Oblast, TurkmenSSR |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 29.03.1996 |
| Selection group: | MKS |
| Position: | Test Cosmonaut (TC) |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-12/ISS-17 | Flight Engineer | 08.04.2008 - 24.10.2008 | 198d 16h 20m |
| 2 | SoyuzTMA-03M /ISS-30 /ISS-31 | Commander /Flight Engineer /ISS-CDR | 21.12.2011 - 01.07.2012 | 192d 18h 58m |
| 3 | SoyuzTMA-17M /ISS-44 /ISS-45 | Commander /Flight Engineer | 22.07.2015 - 11.12.2015 | 141d 16h 09m |
| 4 | Soyuz MS-11 /ISS-57 /ISS-58 /ISS-59 | Commander /Flight Engineer /ISS-CDR | 03.12.2018 - 25.06.2019 | 203d 15h 16m |
| 5 | Soyuz MS-24 /ISS-69 /ISS-70 /ISS-71 /SoyuzMS-25 | Commander /Flight Engineer /ISS-CDR | 15.09.2023 - 23.09.2024 | 373d 20h 14m |
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| Total | 1110d 14h57m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | SoyuzTM-34 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | SoyuzTMA-01M | Flight Engineer |
| 3 | SoyuzTMA-02M | Commander |
| 4 | SoyuzTMA-15M | Commander |
| 5 | SoyuzMS-09 | Commander |
| 6 | SoyuzMS-22 | Commander |
Additional information
Graduated from Kharkov Aviation Institute (KhAI) in 1988 as a mechanical engineer/aircraft engine specialist; in 1990 graduated from the Postgraduate Courses of the Kuibyshev Aviation Institute (Samara) where he specialized in automation of control systems design; after graduation from the Kharkov Aviation Institute he worked at the Central Design Bureau in Samara as an engineer, design engineer and leading design engineer; was selected as cosmonaut on 29.03.1996 and transferred as civilian to theTsPK group of Air Force;OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 03.06.1996 - 18.03.1998; hobbies: books and sport games. |
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