Alexey Zubritsky Explained

Alexey Zubritsky
Native Name:Алексей Зубри́цкий
Native Name Lang:ru
Status:Active
Birth Name:Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky
Birth Date:22 August 1992
Birth Place:, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Occupation:Test cosmonaut
Alma Mater:Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force
Rank:Senior lieutenant, Russian Air Force[1]
Selection:17th Cosmonaut Group (2018)

Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky (; born 22 August 1992) is a Russian cosmonaut. Born in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Ukraine, Zubritsky received a bachelor's degree from the Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force studying Military Administration, Management of Aviation Units, and Flight Operation and Combat Use of Aircraft.[2]

He was selected to join the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps in 2018. He is scheduled to make his first flight to space on Soyuz MS-27 in March 2025 and will serve as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 72 and 73.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Алексей Витальевич Зубрицкий . 2024-09-08 . astronaut.ru.
  2. Web site: Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksei Zubritsky . 2024-08-30 . www.spacefacts.de.
  3. Web site: Doyle . Tiernan P. . 28 August 2024 . NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830012551/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-assigns-astronaut-jonny-kim-to-first-space-station-mission/ . 30 August 2024 . 30 August 2024 . . en.