Cosmonaut assignments

[ras391]

Anik and anyone else:

There has not been a cosmonaut assignments update since April. Does anyone have an update?  Thanks.

[TALsite]

From http://ruspace.blogspot.com/2008/06/news-tidbits.html

In the Black Sea near Sevastopol cosmonauts from Russia, Canada and the Netherlands are training….

“During one week we train two crew, which include not only Russian cosmonauts, but one astronaut each from Canada and Holland. They come to replace another two crews, who are also within seven days will be trained,” emphasized Gidzenko.


Do you know the composition of the four training crews?
Thanks

[TJL]

With Yuri Lonchakov now assigned to command Soyuz TMA 13, who has taken his place on TMA 15?
Thank you.

[faustod]

With Yuri Lonchakov now assigned to command Soyuz TMA 13, who has taken his place on TMA 15?
Thank you.

No formal replacement announced at this moment.
I think that it will be announced later this month.

[faustod]

Astronaut.ru now reports Krikalev back-up of Kaleri for
Soyuz TMA-18 ( N° 701), in 2010.

[anik]

Do you know the composition of the four training crews?

Actually, during sea training there were six crews consisted of cosmonauts from Russia, USA, Canada, Netherlands and Australia. One crew consisted of Misurkin, Tikhonov and Coleman. Garriott and Halik also trained in these crews.

[anik]

Groups of preparation in GCTC (June 30 - July 6)
(information from Sergey Shamsutdinov, one of editors of Russian "Novosti kosmonavtiki" magazine)

MKS-18 (ISS Expedition 18)
Prime/Backup: Fincke/Padalka, Lonchakov/Barratt, Magnus/Stott, Wakata/Noguchi

EP-15 (Visiting Crew 15)
Prime/Backup: Garriott/Halik

MKS-19A (ISS Expedition 19A)
Prime/Backup: Padalka/Suraev, Barratt/Walker, Kopra/Creamer, Stott/Coleman

MKS-19B (ISS Expedition 19B)
Prime/Backup: TBD/Kondratyev, De Winne/Kuipers, Thirsk/Hadfield

MKS-gr1 (ISS Group 1)
Baturin, Kaleri, Kotov, Sharipov

MKS-gr2 (ISS Group 2)
Romanenko, Kornienko, Skripochka, Skvortsov

MKS-gr3 (ISS Group 3)
Moshchenko, Revin, Shargin, Valkov

MKS-gr4 (ISS Group 4)
Ivanishin, Shkaplerov, Tarelkin

MKS-gr5 (ISS Group 5)
Aimbetov, Artemyev, Aymakhanov, Borisenko, Serov

OKP (General Space Preparation)
Novitskiy, Misurkin, Ovchinin, Ponomaryov, Ryzhikov, Serova, Tikhonov

[anik]

Do you know the composition of the four training crews?

Actually, during sea training there were six crews consisted of cosmonauts from Russia, USA, Canada, Netherlands and Australia. One crew consisted of Misurkin, Tikhonov and Coleman. Garriott and Halik also trained in these crews

According to Sergey Shamsutdinov, the following six crews were on sea training:

June 16-22
Ryzhikov/Walker/Creamer, Ovchinin/Thirsk/Garriott

June 22-28
Novitskiy/Revin/Serova, Ponomaryov/Kuipers/Hadfield

June 28 - July 4
Misurkin/Tikhonov/Coleman, GCTC instructor/GCTC instructor/Halik

[anik]

According to Sergey Shamsutdinov, Boris Morukov and Valeriy Tokarev have left their cosmonaut detachments on November 13th, 2007 and June 10, 2008 respectively.

Active Russian Cosmonauts

Cosmonauts of GCTC Detachment

1. Baturin Yuriy Mikhaylovich, Deputy Commander of GCTC Detachment, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 2nd Class, 2 Spaceflights
2. Ivanishin Anatoliy Alekseyevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
3. Kondratyev Dmitriy Yuryevich, Commander of Group of GCTC Detachment, Cosmonaut-Tester
4. Kotov Oleg Valeryevich, Cosmonaut-Tester of 2nd Class, 1 Spaceflight
5. Lonchakov Yuriy Valentinovich, Commander of GCTC Detachment, Instructor(?)-Cosmonaut-Tester of 2nd Class, 2 Spaceflights
6. Malenchenko Yuriy Ivanovich, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 1st Class, 4 Spaceflights
7. Padalka Gennadiy Ivanovich, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 1(?)st Class, 2 Spaceflights
8. Romanenko Roman Yuryevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
9. Samokutyaev Aleksandr Mikhaylovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
10. Sharipov Salizhan Shakirovich, Deputy Commander of GCTC Detachment, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 2nd Class, 2 Spaceflights
11. Shkaplerov Anton Nikolaevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
12. Skvortsov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
13. Suraev Maksim Viktorovich, Commander of Group of GCTC Detachment, Cosmonaut-Tester
14. Tarelkin Yevgeniy Igorevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
15. Valkov Konstantin Anatolyevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
16. Volkov Sergey Aleksandrovich, Cosmonaut-Tester, 1 Spaceflight

Cosmonauts of RSC Energia Detachment

1. Artemyev Oleg Germanovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
2. Borisenko Andrey Ivanovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
3. Kaleri Aleksandr Yuryevich, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 1st Class, 4 Spaceflights
4. Kononenko Oleg Dmitrievich, Cosmonaut-Tester, 1 Spaceflight
5. Kornienko Mikhail Borisovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
6. Krikalyov Sergey Konstantinovich, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 1st Class, 6 Spaceflights
7. Revin Sergey Nikolaevich, Cosmonaut-Tester
8. Serov Mark Vyacheslavovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
9. Skripochka Oleg Ivanovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
10. Tyurin Mikhail Vladislavovich, Instructor(?)-Cosmonaut-Tester of 2(?)nd Class, 2 Spaceflights
11. Vinogradov Pavel Vladimirovich, Instructor-Cosmonaut-Tester of 2(?)nd Class, 2 Spaceflights
12. Yurchikhin Fyodor Nikolaevich, Cosmonaut-Tester of 3(?)rd Class, 2 Spaceflights

Cosmonauts of IMBP Detachment

1. Ryazanskiy Sergey Nikolaevich, Commander of IMBP Detachment, Cosmonaut-Researcher

Cosmonauts, not included into Detachments

1. Moshchenko Sergey Ivanovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
2. Zhukov Sergey Aleksandrovich, Cosmonaut-Tester
3. Shargin Yuriy Georgievich, Cosmonaut-Tester of 3rd Class, 1 Spaceflight

Candidates for Russian Cosmonauts

Misurkin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for GCTC Detachment
Novitskiy Oleg Viktorovich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for GCTC Detachment
Ovchinin Aleksey Nikolaevich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for GCTC Detachment
Ponomaryov Maksim Vladimirovich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for GCTC Detachment
Ryzhikov Sergey Nikolaevich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for GCTC Detachment
Serova Yelena Olegovna, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for RSC Energia Detachment
Tikhonov Nikolay Vladimirovich, candidate for cosmonaut-tester for RSC Energia Detachment

[Olaf]

Andrey, many thanks for your new information.

[anik]

Groups of preparation in GCTC (August 11-17)
(information from Sergey Shamsutdinov, one of editors of Russian "Novosti kosmonavtiki" magazine)

MKS-18 [ISS Expedition 18] (launch on Soyuz TMA-13/STS-126/STS-119)
Prime/Backup: CDR Fincke/Padalka, FE Lonchakov/Barratt, FE Magnus/Stott, FE Wakata/Noguchi

EP-15 [Visiting Crew 15] (launch on Soyuz TMA-13)
Prime/Backup: SFP Garriott/Halik

MKS-19 [ISS Expedition 19] (launch on Soyuz TMA-14/STS-127/STS-128)
Prime/Backup: CDR Padalka/J.Williams, FE Barratt/Suraev, FE Kopra/Creamer, FE Stott/Coleman

MKS-20 [ISS Expedition 20] (launch on Soyuz TMA-15)
Prime/Backup: CDR De Winne/Kuipers, FE Romanenko/Kondratyev, FE Thirsk/Hadfield

MKS-21 [ISS Expedition 21] (launch on Soyuz TMA-16)
Prime/Backup: CDR J.Williams/Walker, FE Suraev/Skvortsov

MKS-22 [ISS Expedition 22] (launch on Soyuz TMA-17)
Prime/Backup: CDR Kotov/Wheelock, FE Creamer/Shkaplerov, FE Noguchi/Furukawa

MKS-23 [ISS Expedition 23] (launch on Soyuz TMA-01M)
Prime/Backup: CDR Kaleri/Tyurin, FE Kornienko/Samokutyaev, FE Caldwell/S.Kelly

MKS-24 [ISS Expedition 24] (launch on Soyuz TMA-18)
Prime/Backup: CDR Wheelock/Coleman, FE Skvortsov/Borisenko, FE Walker/TBD

MKS-25 [ISS Expedition 25] (launch on Soyuz TMA-19)
Prime/Backup: CDR S.Kelly/TBD, FE Kondratyev/Ivanishin, FE Skripochka/Revin

MKS-gr1 (ISS Group 1)
Baturin, Malenchenko, Sharipov

MKS-gr2 (ISS Group 2)
Artemyev, Moshchenko, Serov, Shargin, Tarelkin, Valkov

OKP (General Space Preparation)
Novitskiy, Misurkin, Ovchinin, Ponomaryov, Ryzhikov, Serova, Tikhonov

[anik]

Additional information from Sergey Shamsutdinov:

Salizhan Sharipov and Yuriy Shargin will soon leave the cosmonaut detachment.

Kazakhstan cosmonauts Aydyn Aimbetov and Mukhtar Aymakhanov have finished the training in GCTC in July and await possible assignment into the crew of Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. This assignment depends on result of negotiations between Roskosmos and Kazkosmos.

[cd-slam]

Additional information from Sergey Shamsutdinov:

Salizhan Sharipov and Yuriy Shargin will soon leave the cosmonaut detachment.

Kazakhstan cosmonauts Aydyn Aimbetov and Mukhtar Aymakhanov have finished the training in GCTC in July and await possible assignment into the crew of Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft. This assignment depends on result of negotiations between Roskosmos and Kazkosmos.

So where does this leave Mr. Gruzdev? Will he have to wait until 2011 for his flight?

I'm also curious that anik has posted in the ISS events thread that the slot is also available for a Space Adventures SFP (tourist). This would seem to contradict earlier press release from them stating that they only had two more slots (Soyuz TMA-14 and 15) and following this would buy one entire Soyuz flight per year starting in 2011.

[anik]

So where does this leave Mr. Gruzdev?

Nowhere. I was told he will not fly at all. I believe it was usual PR action before elections into our State Duma last year.

I'm also curious that anik has posted in the ISS events thread that the slot is also available for a Space Adventures SFP (tourist). This would seem to contradict earlier press release from them stating that they only had two more slots (Soyuz TMA-14 and 15) and following this would buy one entire Soyuz flight per year starting in 2011

In this year Roskosmos has offered Kazkosmos the performing of spaceflight of Kazakhstan cosmonaut in October 2009. Negotiations between Roskosmos and Kazkosmos are continuing currently. If Kazkosmos will not agree then there is possibility of flight of spaceflight participant from Space Adventures.

[Olaf]

In this year Roskosmos has offered Kazkosmos the performing of spaceflight of Kazakhstan cosmonaut in October 2009. Negotiations between Roskosmos and Kazkosmos are continuing currently. If Kazkosmos will not agree then there is possibility of flight of spaceflight participant from Space Adventures.

If I remember correctly, Kazkosmos wants to have a member of an expedition crew, not only on a visiting crew. Is this topic out?