Aleksandr Kaleri Astronaut

Aleksandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvia, 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has recently been in space aboard the ISS serving as a flight engineer for the long duration Expedition 25/26 missions. He has spent the second-longest time in space of any person and the longest time in space of any person not born in what is now Russia.

Personal facts

Aleksandr Kaleri
Birth dateMay 13, 1956
Birth place
Jūrmala , Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality
Russia

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missions
Soyuz TM-14
Soyuz TM-24
Soyuz TM-30
Soyuz TMA-3
Expedition 8
Soyuz TMA-01M
Expedition 25
Expedition 26
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusActive
Time in space769 days 6 hours 36 minutes

Aleksandr Kaleri on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/kaleri_aleksandr.htm