First name and last name | Anna Yuryevna Kikina |
Date of birth | 27.08.1984 |
Nationality | Russian |
Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | Active |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kikina |
Anna Yuryevna Kikina is a Russian engineer and test cosmonaut, selected in 2012. Kikina is assigned to Crew-5 mission which is to launch in 2022. The seat was arranged as a part of exchange agreement between Roscosmos and NASA, allowing Russian cosmonaut to fly on US vehicle while American astronaut gets a seat on Soyuz. Kikina will be the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on Crew Dragon.