Fyodor Yurchikhin

Missions:

• STS-112
• Soyuz TMA-10 /
• Soyuz TMA-19 /
• Soyuz TMA-09M /

Additional information Fyodor Yurchikhin

Soyuz TMA-M commander ISS flight engineer 1st class instructor-test-cosmonaut 423rd world cosmonaut 98th cosmonaut of Russia PERSONAL DATA: Born January 3, 1959, in Batumi, Georgia. Married to Larisa Anatolievna Yurchikhina. They have two children. EDUCATION: After graduation from high school in Batumi in 1976, entered the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergey Ordzhonikidze. Graduated in 1983 with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering, specializing in airspace vehicles. In 2001 received a masters degree and defended theses at the Moscow State University of service. EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the S. Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation Institute he worked at the Russian Space Corporation Energia from September, 1983, until August, 1997. He held the following positions: engineer, senior engineer, lead engineer, instructor-test-cosmonaut. Supported the Shuttle-Mir and NASA-Mir programs. Started working for the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in February, 2012. SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING: In August, 1997 selected as an RSC Energia cosmonaut-candidate. From January, 1998 to November, 1999 completed basic spaceflight training. In November, 1999 Yurchikhin was qualified as a test cosmonaut. Since January, 2000 trained in the test-cosmonaut group for the ISS program. Started training for a Shuttle mission (STS-112/9A) in September, 2001 at the Johnson Space Center, NASA. From January, 2004 to October, 2005 trained as an ISS-13 backup crewmember (Soyuz TMA and ISS flight engineer). From October, 2005 to April, 2006 trained as an ISS-13 backup crewmember (ISS flight engineer and Soyuz TMA commander). From April, 2006 to April, 2007 trained as an ISS-15 prime crewmember (ISS commander and Soyuz TMA flight engineer). From October, 2009 to June 2010 trained as a prime ISS-24/25 ISS flight engineer and Soyuz TMA commander. In December 2011 started training as a backup E34/35 ISS flight engineer and Soyuz TMA-M commander. SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Yurchikhin performed his first spaceflight on the shuttle STS-112 in October 7 – 18, 2002 as mission specialist. He completed his 2nd spaceflight from April to October 2007 (196 days) as ISS-15 commander and Soyuz TMA flight engineer. He performed three EVAs that lasted 18 hours 44 minutes total. Completed his 3rd spaceflight from June 16 – November 26, 2010 as Soyuz TMA-19 commander and ISS-24/25 flight engineer. Performed 2 EVAs that lasted 13 hours and 10 minutes. A veteran of 3 spaceflight, Yurchikhin has logged 371 days in space with 5 EVAs that lasted 32 hours. AWARDS: Hero of the Russian Federation (2008), Order of Friendship, NASA medals, Order of Merit for the Motherland of the 3rd degree, medals of the Russian Cosmonautics Federation; Order of the Phoenix (Greece). HOBBIES: His hobbies include collecting stamps and space logos, sports, history of cosmonautics, reading (history, science fiction and the classics). (Source: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/yurchikhin.html)