Oleg Kononenko
Turkmen-Russian cosmonaut (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut.[1] He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, and as commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11 and Expedition 70 and Expedition 71 aboard Soyuz MS-24/MS-25.
Oleg Kononenko | |
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Олег Кононенко | |
Born | Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (1964-06-21) 21 June 1964 (age 59) |
Status | Active |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Engineer |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of Turkmenistan |
Space career | |
Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Rank | Civilian |
Time in space | Currently in space |
Selection | 1996 RKA Group |
Total EVAs | 7 |
Total EVA time | 44 hours, 30 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-12 (Expedition 17), Soyuz TMA-03M (Expedition 30/31), Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45), Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59), Soyuz MS-24/Soyuz MS-25 (Expedition 69/70/71) |
Mission insignia | |
Kononenko accumulated over 964.518 days in orbit during his five (including current one-year flight) long duration flights to ISS, which is the longest time in space of any cosmonaut or astronaut. Gennady Padalka previously held the world record for the most time spent in space at 878 days with Kononenko breaking the record on February 4, 2024 at 07:30:08 UTC.[2][3][4]