Biographies of USSR / Russian Cosmonauts

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Gennadi Ivanovich

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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
Position:  Test Cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  Ret. 28.04.2017

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz TM-28 / MIR-26  Commander / Mir-Commander  13.08.1998 - 28.02.1999 198d 16h 31m 
2  Soyuz TMA-4 / ISS-09  Commander / ISS-CDR  19.04 2004 - 24.10.2004 187d 21h 16m 
3  Soyuz TMA-14 / ISS-19 / ISS-20  Commander / ISS-CDR  26.03.2009 - 11.10.2009 198d 16h 42m 
4  Soyuz TMA-04M / ISS-31 / ISS-32  Commander / ISS-CDR  15.05.2012 - 17.09.2012 124d 23h 51m 
5  Soyuz TMA-16M / ISS-43 / ISS-44  Commander / ISS-CDR  27.03.2015 - 12.09.2015 168d 05h 09m 
6        
7        
Total  878d 11h 29m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz TM-26  Commander
2  STS-108  MS / ISS-CDR
3  Soyuz TM-34  Commander
4  Soyuz TMA-13  Commander
5  Soyuz TMA-22  Commander
6  Soyuz TMA-14M  Commander

Additional information

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.

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