Denis Matveev | |
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Денис Матвеев | |
.jpg) Matveev in 2021 | |
| Born | Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (age 42) Leningrad,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Status | Retired |
| Alma mater | Bauman Moscow State Technical University |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Previous occupation | Engineer |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant (reserve) |
Time in space | 194 days, 19 hours, 1 minute |
| Selection | TsPK-15 Cosmonaut Group (2010) |
TotalEVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 26 hours, 7 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-21 (Expedition 66/67) |
Mission insignia |   |
| Retirement | 29 July 2024 |
Denis Vladimirovich Matveev (RussianCyrillic: Денис Владимирович Матвеев; born 25 April 1983 inLeningrad,RSFSR, nowSt. Petersburg,Russia) is a former Russiancosmonaut.
Matveev received his degree in computing and networks from theBauman Moscow State Technical University in 2006. After graduation, Matveev began working at theYuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center inStar City, Russia as a junior research assistant. He was promoted to engineer in 2009.
Matveev wasselected as a cosmonaut in 2010. He was appointed to begin training on 12 October 2010, and was named a test cosmonaut on 31 July 2012.
The Russian magazineCosmonautics News reported that Matveev had been selected as a flight engineer for theSoyuz MS-06 spaceflight to theInternational Space Station;[1] however, he did not launch on this mission and was replaced byIvan Vagner. Ultimately, neither Vagner nor Matveev flew on this mission. He was reassigned toSoyuz MS-21, his only spaceflight, which launched on 18 March 2022. After 195 days, MS-21 landed in Kazakhstan on 29 September 2022.[2]
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