Oleg Kononenko

Oleg Kononenko
Олег Кононенко
Kononenko in 2016
Born
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko

(1964-06-21) 21 June 1964 (age 60)
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationEngineer
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Hero of Turkmenistan
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankCivilian
Time in space
1036 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes refresh
(currently in space)
Selection1996 RKA Group
Total EVAs
7
Total EVA time
44 hours, 30 minutes
MissionsSoyuz TMA-12 (Expedition 17), Soyuz TMA-03M (Expedition 30/31), Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45), Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 57/58/59), Soyuz MS-24/Soyuz MS-25 (Expedition 69/70/71)
Mission insignia

Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut.[1] He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 57 and commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11, and as a flight engineer on Expedition 69 and Expedition 70 and commander of Expedition 71 aboard Soyuz MS-24/MS-25.

As of July 2024, Kononenko has accumulated more than 1,030 days in space over the course of five long-duration missions (including his ongoing one-year mission) on the ISS. On 4 February 2024, at 07:30:08 UTC, he broke the record for the most time spent in space previously held by Gennady Padalka at 878 days.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ NASA (2008). "Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko". NASA. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Госкорпорация "Роскосмос"". Telegram. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ^ "ISS Expedition Reports". www.spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ^ "One American, Two Russians Blast Off in Russian Spacecraft to International Space Station". Voice of America. 2023-09-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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