Tresvyatski Credit - Yves Dejardin Collection

Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Nizhnoidinsk, Russia. Gromov Flight Research Institute Graduated from Khachin Higher Air Force School, 1975, from Zhukovsky Gromov Flight Research Institute LII as a test pilot. and from Moscow Aviation Institute, 1983. Soviet Air Force Civilian test pilot at Gromov Flight Research Institute LII.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: MAP Group 4 - 1985. Inactive Entered space service: 2 September 1985. Left space service: 1996. Cosmonaut training September 1985 - 1987. Buran Test Pilot

Worked again as a test pilot for LII.

2 September 1985 - MAP Cosmonaut Training Group 4 selected.. The group was selected to provide test pilots for Buran spaceplane.