can you discuss the reason for the possible switch?
Gennadiy Padalka will possibly replace Yuriy Lonchakov in ISS Expedition 43/44 crew.
Wow, Gennady flying again, for his fifth long duration mission! Every time I think that man has likely made his last flight, his name appears on yet another manifest. If Gennady were a NASA astronaut, he'd probably be grounded now due to hitting his lifetime orbital radiation absorption limit.
Ohh, looking forward to a possible fifth flight by Padalka. It also means he will be the person with most time spent in space if he joins Expedition 43/44.
Yury Lonchakov will be formally discharged from his job on September 14, Irina Rogova of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center told RIA Novosti.
Rogova’s boss, Sergei Krikalev, was cited by Russian media as saying that Lonchakov “found a more interesting job,” but did not elaborate. Rogova could not name Lonchakov’s new job.
The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center has been rocked by reorganization problems since 2009, when it was transferred from the Defense Ministry to the civilian Federal Space Agency. An unnamed Russian cosmonaut told the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper last year that the prolonged reorganization had affected cosmonauts’ income and career prospects, breeding discontent in the ranks.
Gennadiy Padalka will possibly replace Yuriy Lonchakov in ISS Expedition 43/44 crew
Quote from: anik on 08/29/2013 02:47 pmGennadiy Padalka will possibly replace Yuriy Lonchakov in ISS Expedition 43/44 crewOther candidates are Anatoliy Ivanishin, Andrey Borisenko, Sergey Revin and Yuriy Malenchenko.
Quote from: anik on 08/29/2013 02:47 pmGennadiy Padalka will possibly replace Yuriy Lonchakov in ISS Expedition 43/44 crewOther candidates are Anatoliy Ivanishin, Andrey Borisenko, Sergey Revin and Yuriy Malenchenko