photo Aleksandr Skvortsov
First name and last name Aleksandr Skvortsov
Date of birth 06.05.1966
Nationality RUS
Space Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)
Status Retired
Type of astronaut Government agency
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Skvortsov_

Missions:

  • Soyuz TMA-18
  • Soyuz TMA-12M

Additional information Aleksandr Skvortsov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has had two spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18. He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the Commander. When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became Commander.