Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov
Born (1966-05-06) May 6, 1966 (age 58)
StatusRetired[1]
NationalityRussian
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel, Russian Air Force
Time in space
545 days 23 hours 8 minutes
Selection1997 TsPK Cosmonaut Group
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
12 hours, 34 minutes
MissionsSoyuz TMA-18 (Expedition 23/24), Soyuz TMA-12M (Expedition 39/40), Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 60/61)
Mission insignia

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18. He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the Commander. When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became Commander.

  1. ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт".

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