Anna Kikina | |
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Анна Кикина | |
![]() Kikina in 2021 | |
Born | Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 27 August 1984
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]