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Cosmonaut Group biographies

On this page are brief data lists about each cosmonaut, with external links to more detailed biographies. They are listed in English alphabetical order. For organization abbreviations, refer to the small glossary on the Cosmonaut Group page.

Artem’ev, Oleg Germanovich
Артемьев, Олег Германович

Artem'ev (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
28 December 1970
Marital status:
Single
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-15 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Baturin, Yurii Mikhailovich
Батурин, Юрий Михайлович

Baturin (Energiya)
Birthdate:
12 June 1949
Marital status:
Married
Wife (2nd):
Svetlana Veniaminovna Polubinskaya, Полубинская Светлана Вениаминовна (b. 04 February 1954)
Children:
Daughter: Aleksandra Yur’evna, Батурина Александра Юрьевна (b. 26 August 1982, from 1st marriage)
Profession:
Lawyer
Selection group and date:
Politician-1 – 16 September 1997
Job:
Research cosmonaut/test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-28
  2. TM-32/VC-1
Total time in space:
19d 17h 45m 41s
Biography links:

Borisenko, Andrei Ivanovich
Борисенко, Андрей Иванович

Borisenko (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
17 April 1964
Marital status:
Married (? twice)
Wife:
?
Children:
Two ? (son from first marriage)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-15 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Ivanishin, Anatolii Alekseievich
Иванишин, Анатолий Алексеиевич

Ivanishin (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
15 January 1969
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Svetlana Ivanishina, Иванишина Светлана
Children:
Son: Vladislav Anatol’evich Ivanishin, Иванишин Владислав Анатольевич (1993)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-13 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Kaleri, Aleksandr Yur’evich
Калери, Александр Юрьевич

Kaleri (Energiya)
Birthdate:
13 May 1956
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Svetlana Leonidovna Nosova, Калери (Носова) Светлана Леонидовна (b. 1958)
Children:
Son: Oleg Aleksandrovich, Калери Олег Александрович (b. 1996)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
NPOE-6 – 15 February 1984
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-14
  2. TM-24
  3. TM-30
  4. TMA-3/ISS-8
Total time in space:
609d 21h 52m 14s
Callsign:
«Ингул», Ingul
Spacewalks:
5
Biography links:

Kondrat’ev, Dimitrii Yur’evich
Кондратьев, Дмитрий Юрьевич

Kondrat'ev (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
25 May 1969
Marital status:
Single
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Kononenko, Oleg Dmitrievich
Кононенко, Олег Дмитриевич

Kononenko (NASA)
Birthdate:
21 June 1964
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Tat’yana M. Yur’eva, Кононенко (Юрьева) Татьяна Михайловна (b. 1963)
Children:
Twins, born 2004: son: Andrei, Андрей; daughter: Alisa, Алиса
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
MKS/ISS – 29 March 1996
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TMA-12/ISS-17
Biography links:

Kornienko, Mikhail Borisovich
Корниенко, Михайл Борисович

Kornienko (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
15 April 1960
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Irina Anatol’evna Savostina, Корниенко (Савостина) Ирина Анатольевна (b. 1958)
Children:
Daughter: Natalya Yur’evna, Савостина Наталия Юрьевна (1982)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-14 – 24 February 1998
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Kotov, Oleg Valeriovich
Котов, Олег Валериович

Kotov (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
27 October 1965
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Svetlana Nikolayevna Bunyakina, Котова (Бунякина) Светлана Николаевна (b. 26 January 1967)
Children:
Daughter: Valeria Olegovna, Котова Валерия Олеговна (b. 15 February 1994)
Profession:
Physician, VVS
Selection group and date:
MKS/ISS – 9 February 1996
Job:
Research cosmonaut/test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TMA-10/ISS-15
Biography links:
Notes:
Profile article: “Russian rookie takes spaceship’s helm”, James Oberg, MSNBC.com, 6 April 2007.

Kozeev, Konstantin Mirovich
Козеев, Константин Мирович

Kozeev (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
1 December 1967
Marital status:
Divorced
Wife (former):
Elena Igorevna, Козеева Елена Игоревна (b. 1977)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-12 – 9 February 1996
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TM-33/VC-2
Total time in space:
9d 20h 0m 25s
Biography links:

Krikalyov, Sergei Konstantinovich
Крикалёв, Сергей Константинович

Krikalyov (NASA)
Birthdate:
27 August 1958
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Elena Yur’evna Terekhina, Терехина Елена Юрьевна (b. 1956)
Children:
Daughter: Ol’ga Sergeevna, Крикалева Ольга Сергеевна, (b. 20 February 1990)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
NPOE-7 – 2 September 1985
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-7/EO-4
  2. TM-12/E0-9
  3. STS-60
  4. STS-88
  5. TM-31/ISS-1
  6. TMA-6/ISS-11
Total time in space:
803d 9h 38m 57s
Callsign:
«Базальт», Bazal’t (Basalt)
Spacewalks:
8
Biography links:
Notes:
After his 6th mission, Sergei had accumulated the most time in space ever! Spaceflight number 7 is scheduled for 2009 (ISS-9/TMA-14).

Lazutkin, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Лазуткин, Александр Иванович

Lazutkin (Energiya)
Birthdate:
30 October 1957
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Lyudmila Vladimirovna Gorodnizkaya, Лазуткина (Городницкая) Людмила Владимировна (b. 1961)
Children:
  • Daughter: Natal’ya Aleksandrovna, Лазуткина Наталья Александровна (b. 14 March 1984)
  • Daughter: Evgeniya Aleksandrovna, Лазуткина Евгения Александровна (b. 14 March 1989)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
NPOE-10 – 3 March 1992
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TM-25
Total time in space:
184d 22h 7m 41s
Biography links:
Notes:
Aleksandr had cardiac problems in 2005, and is likely to leave the Cosmonauts’ Group in 2007.

Lonchakov, Yurii Valentinovich
Лончаков, Юрий Валентинович

Lonchakov (Energiya)
Birthdate:
4 March 1965
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Tat’yana Alekseyvna Dolmatova, Лончакова (Долматова) Татьяна Алексеевна (b. 24 August 1963)
Children:
Son: Kirill Yur’evich, Лончаков Кирилл Юрьевич (b. 23 December 1990)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. STS-100
  2. TMA-1/VC-4
Total time in space:
22d 18h 23m 9s
Biography links:

Malenchenko, Yurii Ivanovich
Маленченко, Юрий Иванович

Malenchenko (Energiya)
Birthdate:
22 December 1961
Marital status:
Married (twice)
Wife (1st):
Yelena Leonidovna Panteleyevna, Маленченко Елена Леонидовна (Пантелеьевна)
Children:
Dmitrii Yur’evich, Маленченко Дмитрий Юрьевич (b. 1984)
Wife (2nd):
Ekaterina Viktorovna Dmitriyeva, Дмитриева Екатерина (b. 1977)
Children:
Daughter (Kamilla?) (b. end of June 2006).
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-8 – 26 March 1987
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-19
  2. STS-106
  3. TMA-2/ISS-7
  4. TMA-11/ISS-16
Total time in space:
322d 16h 51m 5s + ISS-16
Callsign:
Agat, «Агат» (Agate)
Spacewalks:
3
Biography links:
Notes:
He was the first cosmonaut to marry in space!! See also the page about him on the High-Tech Science site

Misurkin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Мисуркин, Александр Александрович

Misurkin (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
23 September 1977
Profession:
Pilot, VVS/PVO
Selection group and date:
TsPK-14 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Moshchenko, Sergei Ivanovich
Мощенко, Сергей Иванович

Moshchenko (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
12 January 1954
Marital status:
Single
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Novitskii, Oleg Viktorovich
Новицкий, Олег Викторович

Novitskii (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
12 October 1971
Profession:
Pilot, VVS/PVO
Selection group and date:
TsPK-14 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Ovchinin, Aleksei Nikolaevich
Овчинин, Алексей Николаевич

Ovchinin (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
28 September 1971
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-14 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Padalka, Gennadii Ivanovich
Падалка, Геннадий Иванович

Padalka (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
21 June 1958
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Irina Anatol’evna Ponomaryova, Падалка (Пономарёва) Ирина Анатольевна (b. 2 April 1959)
Children:
  • Daughter: Yuliya, Падалка Юлия Геннадиевна (b. 2 August 1979)
  • Daughter: Ekaterina, Падалка Екатерина Геннадиевна (b. 11 February 1985)
  • Daughter: Sof’ya, Падалка Софья Геннадиевна (b. 13 November 2000)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-10 – 25 January 1989
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-28
  2. TMA-4/ISS-9
Total time in space:
386d 13h 47m 29s
Callsign:
«Альтаир», Altair
Spacewalks:
5
Biography links:

Ponomarev, Maksim Vladimirovich
Пономарев, Максим Владимирович

Ponomarev (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
20 February 1980
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-14 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Revin, Sergei Nikolaevich
Ревин, Сергей Николаевич

Revin (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
12 February 1966
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Irina Aleksandrovna Setyanova, Ревина (Сетянова) Ирина Александровна (b. 3 September 1979)
Children:
Son: Yaroslav Sergeevich, Ревин Ярослав Сергеевич (5 October 2000)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-12 – 9 February 1996
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Romanenko, Roman Yur’evich
Романенко, Роман Юрьевич

Romanenko (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
9 August 1971
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Yulia Leonidovna Danilovskaya, Романенко (Данилевская) Юлия Леонидовна (b. 7 July 19?1)
Children:
Son: Maksim Romanovich, Романенко Максим Романович (b. 22 January 1994)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:
Notes:
Son of cosmonaut Yurii Romanenko

Ryazanskii, Sergei Nikolaevich
Рязанский, Сергей Николаевич

Ryazanskii (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
13 November 1974
Marital status:
Divorced
Wife:
?
Children:
One ?
Profession:
Doctor
Selection group and date:
IMBP-6 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Research cosmonaut
Biography links:
Notes:
Grandson of Mikhail Ryazanskii, developer of radio-control systems for rockets & spacecraft, and who worked with S.P. Korolev, but in a different bureau. He has a website, Сергей Рязанский, and a Livejournal (deleted), Мысли ни о чем, или обо всем сразу

Ryzhikov, Sergei Nikolaevich
Рыжиков, Сергей Николаевич

Ryzhikov (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
19 August 1974
Profession:
Pilot, VVS/PVO
Selection group and date:
TsPK-14 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Samokutyaev, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
Самокутяев, Александр Михайлович

Samokutyaev (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
13 March 1970
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
?
Children:
Daughter: ?
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-13 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Serov, Mark Vyacheslavovich
Серов, Марк Вячеславович

Serov (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
23 May 1974
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Elena Olegovna Serovna, Серова Елена Олеговна (b. 22 April 1976)
Children:
Daughter: Elena Markovna, Серова Елена Марковна (b. 2003)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-15 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Serova, Elena Olegovna
Серова, Елена Олеговна

Serovna (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
22 April 1976
Marital status:
Married
Husband:
Mark Vyacheslavovich, Серов Марк Вячеславович (b. 23 May 1974)
Children:
Daughter: Elena Markovna, Серова Елена Марковна (b. 2003)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-16 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Shargin, Yurii Georg’evich
Шаргин, Юрий Георгьевич

Shargin (Energiya)
Birthdate:
20 March 1960
Marital status:
Divorced
Former wife:
Ol’ga Vital’evna Metlenko, Шаргина (Метленко) Ольга Витальевна (b. 8 August 1960)
Children:
  • Sergei Yur’evich, Шаргин Сергей Юрьевич (b. 11 August 1986)
  • Elena Yur’evna, Шаргина Елена Юрьевна (b. 30 March 1999)
Profession:
Engineer, VKS
Selection group and date:
MKS/ISS – 9 February 1996
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TMA-5/VC-7
Total time in space:
9d 21h 28m 41s
Notes:
Article: “An unusual path to space and back”, James Oberg
Biography links:

Shkaplerov, Anton Nikolaevich
Шкаплеров, Антон Николаевич

Shkaplerov (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
20 February 1972
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
?
Children:
Daughter: ?
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-13 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Skripochka, Oleg Ivanovich
Скрипочка, Олег Иванович

Skripochka (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
24 December 1969
Marital status:
Single
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-13 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Skvortsov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Jnr.
Скворцов, Александр Александрович

Skvortsov (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
6 May 1966
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Elena Grigor’evna Krasnikova, Скворцова (Красникова) Елена Григорьевна (b. 7 June 1966)
Children:
Daughter: Anna Aleksandrovna, Скворцова Анна Александровна (b. 17 May 1990)
Profession:
Pilot, PVO
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:
Notes:
Aleksandr Skvortsov, Jr. is the son of Aleksandr Skortsov Snr., a former and unflown cosmonaut.

Sura’ev, Maksim Viktorovich
Сураьев, Максим Викторович

Sura'ev (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
24 May 1972
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Anna Aleksandrovna Kharokhordina, Сураева (Харохордина) Анна Александровна (b. 22 January 1976)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Tarelkin, Evgenii Igorevich
Тарелкин, Евгений Игорович

Tarelkin (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
29 December 1974
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
?
Children:
Daughter: ?
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
TsPK-13 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Tikhonov, Nikolai Vladimirovich
Тихонов, Николай Владимирович

Tikhonov (EA/NK)
Birthdate:
23 May 1982
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-16 – 11 October 2006
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Tyurin, Mikhail Vladislavovich
Тюрин, Михайл Владиславович

Tyurin (Energiya)
Birthdate:
2 March 1960
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Tat’yana Anatol’evna, Тюрина (Борзыкина) Татьяна Анатольевна (b. 1960)
Children:
Daughter: Aleksandra Mikhailovna, Тюрина Александра Михайловна (b. 1982)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
NPOE-11 – 1 April 1994
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. STS-105/ISS-3
  2. TMA-9/ISS-14
Total time in space:
128d 20h 44m 56s + ISS-14
Callsign:
«Восток», Vostok (East)
Spacewalks:
3
Biography links:

Val’kov, Konstantin Anatolievich
Вальков, Константин Анатолиевич

Val'kov (Spacefacts)
Birthdate:
11 November 1971
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Zlata Borisovna Pikalova, Валькова (Пикалова) Злата Борисовна (b. 13 May 1975)
Children:
Daughter: Vlada Konstantinovna, Валькова Влада Константиновна (b. 5 August 1998)
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

Vinogradov, Pavel Vladimirovich
Виноградов, Равел Владимирович

Vinogradov (Energiya)
Birthdate:
31 August 1953
Marital status:
Married (twice)
Wife (2nd):
Irina Valentinovna Zakharova, Виноградова (Захарова) Ирина Валентиновна, (b. 7 March 1957)
Children:
  • Son (from 1st marriage): Roman Pavlovich, Виноградов Роман Павлович (b. 1973)
  • Daughter (from 1st marriage): Viktoria Pavlovna, Виноградова Виктория Павловна (b. 1980)
  • Daughter (from 2nd marriage): Ekaterina Pavlovna, Виноградова Екатерина Павловна, (b. 1993)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
NPOE-10 – 3 March 1992
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. TM-26
  2. TMA-8/ISS-13
Total time in space:
380d 16h 18m 07s
Callsign:
«Карат», Karat (Carat)
Spacewalks:
3
Biography links:

Volkov, Sergei Aleksandrovich
Волков, Сергей Александрович

Volkov (NASA)
Birthdate:
1 April 1973
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Natal’ya Viktorovna Shinkarenko, Волкова (Шинкаренко) Наталья Викторовна
Profession:
Pilot, VVS
Selection group and date:
TsPK-12 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
TMA-12/ISS-17
Callsign:
Eridan
Biography links:
Notes:
His father is Cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov, who retired in 1998 after making 3 Soyuz flights. (If he had stayed on, they might have been the first father-and-son in the cosmonaut team!)

Yurchikhin, Fyodor Nikolaevich
Юрчихин, Фёдор Николаевич

Yurchikhin (NASA)
Birthdate:
3 January 1959
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Larisa Anatol’evna Panfilova, Юрчихина (Панфилова) Лариса Анатольевна (b. 25 July 1975)
Children:
  • Daughter: Dar’ya Fedorovna, Юрчихина Дарья Федоровна (b. 6 November 1993)
  • Daughter: Elena Fedorovna, Юрчихина Елена Федоровна (b. 2001)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
RKKE-13 – 28 July 1997
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Spaceflights:
  1. STS-112
  2. TMA-10/ISS-15
Total time in space:
10d 19h 57m 49s + ISS-15
Callsign:
«Олимп», Olimp (Olympus)
Biography links:
Notes:
Fyodor’s mother is Greek.

Zhukov, Sergei Aleksandrovich
Жуков, Сергей Александрович

Zhukov (Roskosmos)
Birthdate:
8 September 1956
Marital status:
Married
Wife:
Tat’yana, Татьяна (b. 1967)
Children:
Son: Egor Sergeevich, Егор Сергеевич (b. ?)
Profession:
Engineer
Selection group and date:
TsPK-13 – 29 May 2003
Job:
Test cosmonaut
Biography links:

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