Sergei Krikalev, born August 27, 1958 in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia), is a veteran of six space flights.
His first trip into space was aboard Soyuz TM-7 as Flight Engineer to the space station Mir. He participated in Mir EO-4, spending 151 days in space.
His second trip into space was aboard Soyuz TM-12 as flight engineer to Mir in May 1991. He participated in expedition Mir EO-9. He returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-13 in March 1992.
His third flight was aboard Discovery (STS-60) as mission specialist in February 1994. He was the first cosmonaut aboard a Space Shuttle.
His fourth mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-88) as mission specialist in December 1998. The mission took the Unity node to the ISS.
His fifth mission was aboard Soyuz TM-31 to the International Space Station in October 2000. He participated in Expedition 1. He returned to Earth on Discovery (STS-102) in March 2001.
His sixth and final flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-6 as Commander in April 2005 to the International Space Station. where he participated in Expedition 11. He returned to Earth in October.
He has spent 803 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes in space.
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