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cosmonaut Aleksandr Volkov
Quote from: B. Hendrickx on 03/13/2017 08:59 pmcosmonaut Aleksandr VolkovYou mean Sergei Volkov, correct? Alexsandr, his father, retired in 1998...
Roscosmos starts recruitment of cosmonauts for future lunar missionsMOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos has declared an open contest for admission to a team of aspirants who will take part in the first space missions on board the Federatsiya spacecraft to the Moon, Roscosmos First Deputy CEO Aleksandr Ivanov told a news conference."The selection begins today and it will last till the end of the year. The results will be summarized at the end of December. A group of six to eight trainees is to be selected," he said.The Roscosmos press-service said the selected specialists will be the first to fly the new generation spacecraft Federatsiya. Also, they will be the first Russians to go to the Moon."The purpose is to select the best specialists who already have certain knacks of operating space or air technologies. They will be the first pilots of Russia’s future spacecraft Federatsiya. All will be trained under the International Space Program and will be the first Russians to fly to the Moon," the Roscosmos press-service said.The applicants will have to undergo several selection stages - testing for education and professional aptitude, medical examination, psychological qualities and physical fitness tests. Applications will be accepted from Russians no older than 35 years who have higher education in engineering, research or other flight specialties and a previous work record."Those with experience in the aircraft-building and space rocket industry of the Russian Federation will enjoy priority," the press-service said.Also, the candidates are expected to have a knack for studying space technologies, computer skills and fluent English. Applications will be accepted for just four months. The testing of candidates will begin afterwards.
MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. The inter-departmental commission for the selection of cosmonauts has made a decision to dismiss Sergei Volkov, Alexander Samokutyayev and Sergei Revin from the cosmonauts’ team, the press office of the Cosmonaut Training Center reported on Monday.Earlier, a TASS source in the aerospace sector said Volkov had submitted his resignation, while two other cosmonauts were removed from flights for medical reasons."The inter-departmental commission for the selection of cosmonauts and their assignment to the crews of manned spacecraft and stations made a decision at its April 21 session to recommend the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center to relieve Sergei Volkov of the duties of a 1st class test-cosmonaut and cosmonaut-instructor of the cosmonaut team, Alexander Samokutyayev of the duties of a test-cosmonaut and cosmonaut-instructor and deputy commander of the cosmonaut team and Sergei Revin of the duties of a 3rd class test-cosmonaut of the cosmonaut group," the press office said in a statement obtained by TASS.Volkov has three space flights on his record with a total duration of 547 days. He made four space walks with a total duration of 23 hours and 26 minutes. The cosmonaut made the first flight in 2008, followed by a second flight in 2011 and a third one that continued from September 2015 until March 2016.Samokutyayev made two space flights - one in 2011 and another one in 2014. The total length of the two flights was 331 days, in which he also made two spacewalks. Revin made one space flight in 2012, spending 125 days in outer space.Earlier, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who is a record-holder for the most time spent in outer space announced his decision to quit the cosmonaut team. He motivated his decision by the absence of prospects for performing his sixth space flight to set a record of 1,000-day stay in outer space. His current record is 878 days spent in outer space.
MOSCOW, April 27. /TASS/. The Russian cosmonaut team’s downsizing is a planned measure related to its renewal, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday."This is due to the need to bring in younger members as the average age in the team is 53 years. This is quite a serious age for cosmonauts. This year, Roscosmos [state space corporation] has announced new enrollment. That is why, a planned renewal is under way," the vice-premier said."I don’t understand why there is such a cautious reaction. This is a planned renewal," Rogozin said.As the Russian vice-premier said, the cosmonaut team’s renewal is also related to the prospects of manned cosmonautics after 2024."There must be something different. This is clearly obvious. This is because the International Space Station will operate until 2024. Will a national orbital station or other variants of piloted cosmonautics be created? All this is also linked with a new system of cosmonaut training and the use of robotic means that could substitute cosmonauts in especially complex areas," Rogozin said.The Roscosmos inter-departmental commission for the selection of cosmonauts made a decision on April 24 to dismiss Sergei Volkov, Alexander Samokutyayev and Sergei Revin from the cosmonauts’ team.Earlier, a TASS source in the aerospace sector said Volkov had submitted his resignation, while two other cosmonauts were removed from flights for medical reasons."The inter-departmental commission for the selection of cosmonauts and their assignment to the crews of manned spacecraft and stations made a decision at its April 21 session to recommend the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center to relieve Sergei Volkov of the duties of a 1st class test-cosmonaut and cosmonaut-instructor of the cosmonaut team, Alexander Samokutyayev of the duties of a test-cosmonaut and cosmonaut-instructor and deputy commander of the cosmonaut team and Sergei Revin of the duties of a 3rd class test-cosmonaut of the cosmonaut group," the press office of the Cosmonaut Training Center reported on Monday.Volkov has three space flights on his record with a total duration of 547 days. He made four space walks with a total duration of 23 hours and 26 minutes. The cosmonaut made the first flight in 2008, followed by a second flight in 2011 and a third one that continued from September 2015 until March 2016.Samokutyayev made two space flights - one in 2011 and another one in 2014. The total length of the two flights was 331 days, in which he also made two spacewalks.Revin made one space flight in 2012, spending 125 days in outer space.Earlier, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who is a record-holder for the most time spent in outer space announced his decision to quit the cosmonaut team. He motivated his decision by the absence of prospects for performing his sixth space flight to set a record of 1,000-day stay in outer space. His current record is 878 days spent in outer space.
Межведомственная комиссия объявила результаты отбора кандидатов в отряд космонавтов Роскосмоса.К общей космической подготовке в ЦПК, которая продлится около двух лет, приступят 8 человек: Константин Борисов, Александр Горбунов, Александр Гребёнкин, Алексей Зубрицкий, Сергей Микаев, Кирилл Песков, Олег Платонов и Евгений Прокопьев. Все они приступят к тренировкам уже этой осенью. После успешного прохождения общей космической подготовки и сдачи экзаменов, кандидаты в космонавты будут зачислены в отряд Роскосмоса.
