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 |
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| 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
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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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Personal patch
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Last update on April 19, 2018.  |
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