Aleksandr Samokutyayev Astronaut

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyayev (Александр Михайлович Самокутяев – born 13 March 1970 in Penza / Penza Oblast / Russian SFSR) is a Russian cosmonaut. Samokutyayev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. He also served as the Soyuz TMA-21 commander. He is currently serving on the Soyuz TMA-14M Expedition 41/42 crew aboard the ISS. He was hired as a cosmonaut in the summer of 2003.

Personal facts

Aleksandr Samokutyayev
Birth dateMarch 13, 1970
Birth place
Russia , Penza
Nationality
Russia

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Astronaut

missions
Expedition 27
Soyuz TMA-21
Expedition 28
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusActive
Time in space164 days 5 hours 41 minutes

Aleksandr Samokutyayev on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers/14_011.htm
  2. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/samokutyayev_aleksandr.htm