Sergey Korsakov | |
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Сергей Корсаков | |
Korsakov in 2021 | |
Born | (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 40) Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR |
Status | Active |
Alma mater | Bauman Moscow State Technical University |
Space career | |
Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Test cosmonaut |
Previous occupation | Engineer |
Time in space | 194 days, 19 hours, 1 minute |
Selection | TsPK 2012 Cosmonaut Group |
Missions | Soyuz MS-21 (Expedition 66/67) |
Mission insignia | |
Sergey Vladimirovich Korsakov (Russian Cyrillic: Сергей Владимирович Корсаков; born 1 September 1984 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a Russian cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2012. He was scheduled to make his first flight into space in April 2021 as a flight engineer aboard Soyuz MS-18 ahead of a stay aboard the International Space Station; but was replaced on the crew by Mark Vande Hei in March of that year. He was then assigned to Soyuz MS-21, which launched successfully March 18, 2022.
Education
Korsakov graduated with high honors from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2006 with a degree in rocketry. After his selection as a cosmonaut in 2012, he was appointed as a test cosmonaut in 2014.
References
- @roscosmos (3 November 2020). "Роскосмос утвердил основной и дублирующий экипажи МКС-65. Запуск корабля #СоюзМС18 запланирован на апрель следующег…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @Space_Station (10 March 2021). "NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will launch Friday, April 9, aboard the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship to join the crew on the…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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