Sergey Ryazansky
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Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky is a Russia
n cosmonaut
. He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. Ryazansky is currently assigned to the Soyuz TMA-10M
/Expedition 37
/Expedition 38
mission scheduled for 2013-2014.
, Soviet Union
. He attending Moscow State University
and graduated as a biochemist in 1996. After college he began working as a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Problems. He was selected as a research and test cosmonaut in 2003. He completed training in 2005. In 2009 he participated in a 105 day mission as part of phase two of the Mars 500 program. He is currently scheduled to launch to the International Space Station
on board the Soyuz TMA-10M
spacecraft in September 2013 alongside an American astronaut and another Russian cosmonaut. He will serve as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 37
and Expedition 38
before returning to Earth aboard the Soyuz in March 2014. He is divorced with one child.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n cosmonaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
. He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. Ryazansky is currently assigned to the Soyuz TMA-10M
Soyuz TMA-10M
Soyuz TMA-10M is a planned 2013 flight to the International Space Station. It will transport three members of the Expedition 37 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-10M will be the 119th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967...
/Expedition 37
Expedition 37
Expedition 37 is scheduled to be the thirty-seventh expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:Sources:NASA, ESA-External links:*...
/Expedition 38
Expedition 38
Expedition 38 is scheduled to be the thirty-eighth expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:Sources:JAXA, NASA, ESA-External links:*...
mission scheduled for 2013-2014.
Biography
Ryazansky was born in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. He attending Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
and graduated as a biochemist in 1996. After college he began working as a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Problems. He was selected as a research and test cosmonaut in 2003. He completed training in 2005. In 2009 he participated in a 105 day mission as part of phase two of the Mars 500 program. He is currently scheduled to launch to the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
on board the Soyuz TMA-10M
Soyuz TMA-10M
Soyuz TMA-10M is a planned 2013 flight to the International Space Station. It will transport three members of the Expedition 37 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-10M will be the 119th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967...
spacecraft in September 2013 alongside an American astronaut and another Russian cosmonaut. He will serve as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 37
Expedition 37
Expedition 37 is scheduled to be the thirty-seventh expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:Sources:NASA, ESA-External links:*...
and Expedition 38
Expedition 38
Expedition 38 is scheduled to be the thirty-eighth expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:Sources:JAXA, NASA, ESA-External links:*...
before returning to Earth aboard the Soyuz in March 2014. He is divorced with one child.