Showing posts with label Latvia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latvia. Show all posts

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Happy birthday, cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri!


Cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri, born May 13, 1956 in present-day Latvia, ranks fourth in time spent in space.  

His first flight was as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-14 to the Mir space station in March 1992.  He spent over 145 days in space as part of Mir EO-11.

His second flight was as Flight Engineer on Soyuz TM-24 to Mir in August 1996.  He spent over 196 days in space as part of Mir EO-22.

His third flight was aboard Soyuz TM-30 as Flight Engineer to Mir in April 2000.  He spent over 72 days in space as part of Mir EO-28.

His fourth flight was as Commander of Soyuz TMA-3 to the International Space Station in October 2003. He participated in Expedition 8 and spent over 194 days in space.

His fifth and final flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-01M as commander to the International Space Station.  He participated in Expeditions 25-26, spending over 159 days in space.

In total, he has spent more than 769 days in space, which is over 2 years!  


Friday, December 28, 2018

Happy birthday, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev!


Oleg Artemyev, born December 28, 1970 in Riga, Latvia, has been in space twice. 

His first mission was aboard Soyuz TMA-12M, which launched in March 2014 to the International Space Station.  He took part in Expeditions 39 and 40, returning to Earth in September after 169

His most recent trip into space was aboard Soyuz MS-08, from March to October of this year.  He was part of Expeditions 55 and 56.  He spent about 197 days aboard the ISS.

He has spent a year and a day total in space