Astronaut Profile
Sergei Krikalev
Flight Engineer
Sergei Krikalev flew on the first ISS assembly mission and later became one of the station's first three resident crew members aboard Expedition 1.
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Biography
The person behind the mission
Sergei K. Krikalev is a Russian cosmonaut who flew six spaceflights across the late Soviet, Mir, and International Space Station eras, accumulating more cumulative time in space than almost any human in history at the time. He flew aboard STS-88 in 1998, the mission that joined the Zarya and Unity modules, and returned two years later as a member of Expedition 1, the station's first permanent resident crew. Krikalev later served as head of Russia's cosmonaut training center.
Astronaut Details
Born
August 27, 1958
Birthplace
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Role
Flight Engineer
Program
International Space Station
Time in Space
803 days, 9 hours, 39 minutes
EVA Time
41 hours, 25 minutes
Missions
STS-88, Expedition 1, and four earlier Soviet/Russian missions
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of the Russian Federation
- NASA Space Flight Medal