First name and last name | Alexander Misurkin |
Date of birth | 23.09.1977 |
Nationality | Russian |
Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | Active |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Misurkin |
Alexander Alexanderovich Misurkin (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Мисуркин) born on September 23, 1977, a major in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006. He flew aboard Soyuz TMA-08M on 28 March 2013 as his first space mission, and launched on Soyuz MS-06 as his second flight, in 2017. He was Commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 54.