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Anna Kikina | |
|---|---|
| Анна Кикина | |
 Kikina in 2021 | |
| Born | 27 August 1984 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Cosmonaut |
| Spouse | Alexander Serdyuk |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Engineer |
Time in space | 157 days, 10 hours and 1 minute |
| Selection | TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | SpaceX Crew-5 (Expedition 68) Soyuz MS-29 |
Mission insignia |   |
Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина; born 27 August 1984) is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut, selected in 2012.[1] She is the only female cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Russia's 2nd Post-Soviet Female Cosmonaut in Line for Space Station Mission". themoscowtimes.com. 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Russia's only woman cosmonaut inspires one-of-a-kind Barbie doll". collectSPACE. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Россиянка-космонавт может полететь в космос через два года (English translation: "Russian cosmonaut can fly into space in two years")". Gazeta. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Кикина может побить рекорд пребывания россиянок в космосе" [Kikina can break the record for Russian women in space] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.