Aleksandr Samokutyaev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev (Russian: Александр Михайлович Самокутяев; born 13 March 1970 in Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. He also served as the Soyuz TMA-21 commander. He most recently served on the Soyuz TMA-14M Expedition 41/42 crew aboard the ISS. He was hired as a cosmonaut in the summer of 2003.
Alexander Samokutyaev | |
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Александр Самокутяев | |
Samokutyayev in 2011 | |
| Member of the State Duma for Penza Oblast | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Levin |
| Constituency | Lermontovsky (No. 147) |
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| Born | 13 March 1970 Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR |
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| Spouse | Oksana Nikolaevna Samokutyaeva |
| Children | Anastasia Samokutyaeva |
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| Occupation | Pilot |
| Website | samokutyaev.ru (in Russian) |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel |
Time in space | 331d 11h 25m |
| Selection | 2003 TsPK Group |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 10 hours 1 minute |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-21 (Expedition 27/28), Soyuz TMA-14M (Expedition 41/42) |
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Since 2020, he has represented the Lermontovsky constituency in the State Duma.
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