First name and last name | Yelena Serova |
Date of birth | 22.04.1976 |
Nationality | RUS |
Space Agency | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | Retired |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelena_Serova |
Soyuz TMA-14M
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 22, 1976, in Vozdvizhenka, Ussurijsk Region of Primorsky Area, Russia. EDUCATION: In March 2001 graduated from aerospace department of the Moscow Aviation Institute as a test engineer. In 2003 graduated from the Moscow State Academy of instrument-making and information as an economist. EXPERIENCE: Prior to selection to the Cosmonaut Corps Serova worked as a 2nd category engineer at the Energia Rocket Space Corporation and the MCC-Moscow. COSMONAUT SELECTION DATE AND CLASS: On October 11, 2006, the Interdepartmental Board recommended that she be assigned to the Energia Rocket/Space Corporation Cosmonaut Corps as a cosmonaut candidate. In February 2007 she started a two-year course of basic training for spaceflight. In December 2006 by the order of the Ministry of Defense she was assigned to the GCTC Cosmonaut Corps as a test cosmonaut candidate. On June 9, 2009, the Interdepartmental Board certified her as a test cosmonaut of the Energia Rocker and Space Corporation. SCIENCE ACTIVITIES: Completed a postgraduate course at the Energia Rocket Space Corporation (extramural training). CURRENT STATUS: Since 2011 Serova is a test cosmonaut of the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps. (Source: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/serova.html)