Sergey Korsakov (cosmonaut) explained

Sergey Vladimirovich Korsakov
Type:Roscosmos cosmonaut
Nationality:Russian
Status:Active
Birth Date:1 September 1984
Birth Place:Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR
Occupation:Test cosmonaut
Current Occupation:Engineer
Space Time:194 days as of 7 August, 2023
Selection:TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group
Missions:Soyuz MS-21 (Expedition 66/67)

Sergey Vladimirovich Korsakov (Russian Cyrillic: Сергей Владимирович Корсаков; born 1 September 1984 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a Russian cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2012. He was scheduled to make his first flight into space in April 2021 as a flight engineer aboard Soyuz MS-18 ahead of a stay aboard the International Space Station; but was replaced on the crew by Mark Vande Hei in March of that year.[1] [2] He was then assigned to Soyuz MS-21, which launched successfully March 18, 2022.

Education

Korsakov graduated with high honors from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 2006 with a degree in rocketry. After his selection as a cosmonaut in 2012, he was appointed as a test cosmonaut in 2014.

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Notes and References

  1. 1323556964849377280. roscosmos. Роскосмос утвердил основной и дублирующий экипажи МКС-65. Запуск корабля #СоюзМС18 запланирован на апрель следующег… . 3 November 2020.
  2. 1369676431559716873. Space_Station. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will launch Friday, April 9, aboard the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship to join the crew on the… . 10 March 2021.