Andrey Borisenko

Andrey Ivanovich Borisenko (Russian: Андрей Иванович Борисенко; born 17 April 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as a cosmonaut in May 2003, and is a veteran of two long duration missions to the International Space Station.

Andrey Borisenko
Born (1964-04-17) 17 April 1964
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StatusRetired
NationalityRussian
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Time in space
337 days 8 hours 57 minutes
Selection2003 RKKE Group
MissionsSoyuz TMA-21 (Expedition 27/28), Soyuz MS-02 (Expedition 49/50)
Mission insignia

Borisenko served as a flight engineer on board Soyuz TMA-21 for Expedition 27, the 27th long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He also served as the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 28. He launched for the second time in October 2016 onboard Soyuz MS-02 as a flight engineer of Expedition 49 and Expedition 50. He returned to Earth in April 2017.

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