Oleg Kononenko | |
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Олег Кононенко | |
Born | Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko 21 June 1964 |
Status | Active |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of Turkmenistan |
Space career | |
Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Rank | Civilian |
Time in space | 1020 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes (currently in space) |
Selection | 1996 RKA Group |
Total EVAs | 7 |
Total EVA time | 44 hours, 30 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz 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 June 2024[update], Kononenko has accumulated more than 1,020 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]
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