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Sergei Volkov |
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Sergei Volkov |
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PERSONAL DATA: Born April 1, 1973 in Chuguyev, Kharkov Region, Ukraine. He and his wife Natalia have a son who was born in 2001. Recreational activities include tennis, windsurfing, reading, and visiting museums. EDUCATION: Graduated from Star City high school in 1990 and entered the Tambov Air Force Academy for Pilots. Graduated in 1995 with a degree of pilot/engineer. AWARDS: Russian Federation Armed Forces medals. EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the academy, Volkov served in the air force as an assistant aircraft commander. He has mastered the L-29, L-39, Il-22 (Iliushin), and Ty-134 (Tupolev) aircraft, and has accumulated 450 flight hours. He is a Class 3 military pilot. From December 1997 to November 1999, Volkov underwent general cosmonaut training. In November 1999, he was qualified as a test cosmonaut. Since January 2000, he has been part of a group of test cosmonauts training for missions to the International Space Station (ISS). From August 2001 to February 2003, Volkov trained as part of the ISS-7 backup crew as a Soyuz TMA Commander and ISS Flight Engineer. From March 2003 to December 2004, he trained as part of the ISS-11 primary crew for launch on the Orbiter. From January 2005 to February 2006, he trained as part of a group of test cosmonauts for missions to the ISS. In February 2006, he was appointed as a member of the ISS-13 backup crew and Visiting Crew 10 as a Soyuz TMA Flight Engineer 2 and an ISS Visiting Crew Flight Engineer. In 2008, he flew as a member of the ISS-17 prime crew, launching on Soyuz TMA-12 and returning to Earth on board Soyuz TMA-12. |
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