Anna Kikina

Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина; born 27 August 1984) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut, selected in 2012. She is the only female cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos. In June 2020, fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko said that Kikina was expected to fly on a fall 2022 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and perform a spacewalk during the mission. In September 2021, RIA Novosti reported that Kikina had been assigned to the Soyuz MS-22 mission, set to launch on 21 September 2022, for a 188-day mission.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevna and the family name is Kikina.
Anna Kikina
Анна Кикина
Kikina in 2021
Born (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationCosmonaut
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Current occupation
Engineer
Time in space
157 days, 10 hours and 1 minute
SelectionTsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group
MissionsSpaceX Crew-5
(Expedition 68)
Soyuz MS-29
Mission insignia
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