Saturday, March 13, 2021

Happy birthday, cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyayev!


Aleksandr Samokutyayev, born March 13, 1970 in Penza, Russia, has been into space twice.  

His first flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-21 as commander to the International Space Station in April 2011.  He participated in Expeditions 27 and 28.  During Expedition 28, he conducted an EVA with fellow cosmonaut Sergey Volkov for 6 hours 23 minutes.  He returned to Earth in September 2011.

His second mission was aboard Soyuz TMA-14M as commander to the International Space Station in September 2014.  He participated in Expeditions 41 and 42, during which he conducted a second EVA with fellow cosmonaut Maksim Surayev. He returned to Earth in March 2015. 

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