Dmitry Petelin Explained

Dmitry Petelin
Native Name:Дмитрий Петелин
Type:Roscosmos cosmonaut
Status:Active
Birth Date:10 July 1983
Birth Place:Kustanai, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Current Occupation:Test cosmonaut
Previous Occupation:Aeronautical engineer
Space Time:370 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes
Selection:TsPK 2012 Cosmonaut Group
Missions:Soyuz MS-22/Soyuz MS-23 (Expedition 67/68/69)
Evas:6
Eva Time:39 hours, 44 minutes

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Petelin (ru|Дмитрий Александрович Петелин; born July 10, 1983) is a Russian cosmonaut who was part of the 2012 selection group.

He flew to the ISS on September 21, 2022 with Soyuz MS-22, which was damaged while being docked to the station, and returned to Earth on September 27, 2023 with Soyuz MS-23 after spending a year in space.

Biography

Petelin graduated from the South Ural State University in 2006 with a degree in aircraft and helicopter engineering. Following graduation, he worked as an engineer for NIK, LLC. On October 26, 2012, he became a cosmonaut and reported to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He completed cosmonaut training and was named a test cosmonaut on July 15, 2014.

He is married and has one daughter.

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