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Misurkin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

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Russian pilot cosmonaut, 2006-on. Major, VVS and PVO 4th Army (Rostov-on-Don; North-Caucasian VO)

Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Misurkin

Soyuz TMA-M flight engineer
ISS flight engineer
Roskosmos test-cosmonaut (Russia)
Lieutenant-colonel of the Russian Armed Forces, retired

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Born 23 September 1977 in Yershichi, Smolensk Region, Russia.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to Olga Anatolievna Misurkina. They have two children. His parents, Lyudmila Georgievna and Alexander Mikhailovich Misurkin, reside in Oryol, Russia.

EDUCATION: Graduated from vocational school # 1 in Oryol in 1994 and entered the Kacha High Air Force Pilot School, where he studied to September 1998. From September 1998 he continued pilot training at the Armavir Military Aviation Institute, which he graduated from in October 1999 with a gold medal as a pilot-engineer.

EXPERIENCE: Following graduation from October 1999 to October 2006 he served as a pilot-instructor and air flight commander of the 627th Guards Pilot Training Regiment at the Krasnodar Military Aviation Institute. By the time of selection to Cosmonaut Corps he logged a total of 1060 flight hours of piloting the L-39 training aircraft. He is a 1st class pilot-instructor, parachute instructor and military scuba diver.

SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING: In October 2006 at the Interdepartmental Board meeting for selecting cosmonauts he was approved as a cosmonaut candidate and enlisted to the GCTC Cosmonaut Corps.

From February 2007 to June 2009 he took the basic training at GCTC, which he completed on 2 June 2009 with excellent scores.

On 9 June 2009 at the Interdepartmental Qualification Board (MBKK) meeting he was qualified as a test-cosmonaut.

From August 2009 to February 2011 he took the advanced training specializing in the ISS program.

From January 2011 he trained as the ISS-33/34 and Soyuz TMA-M backup crew flight engineer.

SPECIAL HONOURS AND AWARDS: "For Military Valour", 2nd Class Medal and "For Distinguished Military Service", 2nd and 3rd Class Medals of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense.

HOBBIES: Badminton, basketball, downhill skiing, carting.

NOVEMBER 2012

More at: Misurkin.

Family: Cosmonaut
Country: Russia
Flights: Soyuz TMA-08M, Soyuz MS-06
Agency: PVO
Bibliography: 5790

Chronology

9 events

1977 September 23

Birth of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Misurkin - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Misurkin. Russian pilot cosmonaut, 2006-on. Major, VVS and PVO 4th Army (Rostov-on-Don; North-Caucasian VO) 2 spaceflights, 334.5 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TMA-08M (2013), Soyuz MS-06..

2012 October 23

10:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz TMA-06M - . Call Sign: Kazbek. Crew: Ford, Kevin, Novitskiy, Tarelkin. Backup Crew: Cassidy, Misurkin, Vinogradov. Payload: ISS-32S. Soyuz TMA s/n 707. Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-06M. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 143.68 days. Decay Date: 2013-03-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 38871 . COSPAR: 2012-058A. Apogee: 422 km (262 mi). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.80 min. Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 12:29 GMT on 25 October. Undocked at 23:43 GMT on 15 March 2013. Retrofire at 02:13 GMT the next day,followed by landing in Kazakhstan at about 03:06 GMT on 16 March..

2013 March 28

20:43 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz TMA-08M - . Call Sign: Karat. Crew: Cassidy, Misurkin, Vinogradov. Backup Crew: Hopkins, Kotov, Ryazansky. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 708. Mass: 7,200 kg (15,800 lb). Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-08M. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 166.26 days. Decay Date: 2013-09-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 39125 . COSPAR: 2013-013A. Apogee: 421 km (261 mi). Perigee: 409 km (254 mi). Inclination: 51.65 deg. Period: 92.88 min.
Docked with the Poisk module of the ISS at 02:28 GMT on 29 March. Soyuz TMA-08M undocked from the ISS and made its deorbit burn at 02:05 GMT. The BO and PAO modules were jettisoned at 02:32 GMT and the SA descent module containing Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy touched down safely in Kazakhstan at 02:58 GMT after 166.3 days in space.

2013 August 16

EVA ISS VKD-34 - . Crew: Misurkin, Yurchikhin. EVA Duration: 0.31 days. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Crew exited the Pirs airlock using the Orlan-MK 5 and 6 spacesuits. They installed the Vinovlivost Panel 2 exposure experiment on Poisk, and routed cables for the Russian MLM module that is to be launched later to the station..

2013 August 22

EVA ISS VKD-35 - . Crew: Misurkin, Yurchikhin. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS.
Crew exited the Pirs airlock using the Orlan-MK 4 and 5 spacesuits. They retrieved the BLTS-N laser communications experiment, replacing it with the DPN/VRM adjustable mount. The mount was incorrectly assembled, but after a delay it was decided to install it anyway and take out the incorrect orientation by swivelling the DPN articulated arm. An Earth observing camera will be installed on the mount in a future spacewalk. The astronauts also inspected and tightened the remaining WAL antenna covers, obtained samples of the exterior of the Poisk module, and waved the Russian flag to celebrate the country's flag day.

2016 October 19

08:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz MS-02 - . Call Sign: Favor. Crew: Ryzhikov, Borisenko, Kimbrough. Backup Crew: Misurkin, Tikhonov, Vande Hei. Return Crew: Ryzhikov, Borisenko, Kimbrough. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz MS-02. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz MS. Duration: 173.14 days. Decay Date: 2017-04-10 11:20:00 . USAF Sat Cat: 41820 . COSPAR: 2016-063A. Apogee: 306 km (190 mi). Perigee: 289 km (179 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg.
Soyuz MS-02 with astronauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Andrey Borisenko and Shane Kimbrough. They docked with the Poisk module at 0952 UTC Oct 21. On Apr 10, Soyuz MS-02 undocked from Poisk at 0757 UTC and landed in Kazakhstan at 1120 UTC, returing Ryzhikov, Borisenko and Kimbrough to Earth. Peggy Whitson became ISS commander of Expedition 51.

2017 July 28

15:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz MS-05 - . Call Sign: Borei. Crew: Ryazansky, Bresnik, Nespoli. Backup Crew: Misurkin, Vande Hai, Kanai. Return Crew: Ryazansky, Bresnik, Nespoli. Payload: Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 736. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz MS-05. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz MS. USAF Sat Cat: 42898 . COSPAR: 2017-043A. Apogee: 407 km (252 mi). Perigee: 403 km (250 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 92.66 min. See Soyuz-MS 05. ..

2017 September 12

21:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-FG.

Soyuz MS-06 - . Call Sign: Altair. Crew: Misurkin, Vande Hai, Acaba. Backup Crew: Shkaplerov, Tingle, Walker, Shannon. Return Crew: Misurkin, Vande Hai, Acaba. Payload: Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 734. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz MS-06. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz MS. USAF Sat Cat: 42937 . COSPAR: 2017-054A. Apogee: 407 km (252 mi). Perigee: 402 km (249 mi). Inclination: 51.64 deg. Period: 92.65 min. See Soyuz-MS 06. ..

2018 February 2

EVA ISS VKD-44 - . Crew: Misurkin, Shkaplerov. EVA Duration: 0.34 days. Nation: Russia. Program: ISS. Remove and replacement of an electronics box for a high-gain communications antenna on the Zvezda service module..