Korniyenko

Mikhail Borisovich

USSR/CIS

International order nº: 514

Russian cosm. nº: 104

Personal data:

Birthdate:	15 Apr 1960
Birthplace:	Syzran / Kuibyshev Oblast / Russian SFSR
Marital status:	married to Irina Anatilievna Kornienko
Children:	one daughter Natalia
Selection date:	24 Feb 1998
Selection group:	RKKE-14
Job:	Flight engineer
Status:	active

Spaceflights:

Nº	Launch Spacecraft	Date and time of launch	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing	Duration
1	Soyuz TMA-18	02 Apr 2010 04:04 UT	FE ISS Exp.23/24	Soyuz TMA-18	25 Sep 2010 05:23 UT	176d 01h 19m
2	Soyuz TMA-16M	27 Mar 2015 19:42:58 UT	FE - ISS Exp.43,44,45,46	Soyuz TMA-18M	02 Mar 2016 04:25:50 UT	340d 08h 42m 54s
Total duration:						516d 10h 01m

EVA′s

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
27 Jul 2010	-	6h 42m	Korniyenko and F. Yurchikhin; mission Soyuz TMA-18 Preparing the recently delivered Russian Rassvet Module for future automated dockings by Russian spacecraft
Total:		6h 42m	EVAs: 1

Backup assignments:

No.	Mission	Description	Date
1	Soyuz TMA-10 / ISS-15	Flight Engineer	Apr 2007
2	Soyuz TMA-14M	FE, ISS Exp.41/42	25 Sep 2014

Personal patch:

One year in space

Additional information

EDUCATION: Graduated from a secondary school in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 1977; served in paratroops in 1978 – 1980; in 1981 to 1987 he studied at the Moscow Aviation Institute and graduated with an engineering degree (aircraft engine mechanical engineer).
EXPERIENCE: In 1980 Kornienko completed his military service and worked for the Moscow law enforcement agencies from 1980 to 1986. In 1986 started working for a mechanical engineering design bureau as a test engineer. In 1991-1995 he worked for commercial companies. In April 1995 Kornienko started working at the Energia Rocket/Space Corporation (RSC) as an engineer. He was responsible for technical documentation and software for testing and crew EVA training.
SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING: In February, 1998 Kornienko was selected as an Energia test cosmonaut candidate, and in 1999, following basic training at the Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, was qualified as a test cosmonaut.
From August 2001 to February 2003 Kornienko was assigned to the ISS 8 backup crew as an ISS flight engineer and Soyuz TM commander (for a launch on the Shuttle). Due to the Columbia tragedy the crew was reassigned.
From March 2003 to August 2005 participated in RS ISS advanced training. From September 2005 to January 2006 participated in ISS advanced training.
From February 2006 trained as ISS 15 bu engineer and Soyuz TMA bu flight engineer.
From March 2007 to August 2008 participated in RS ISS advanced training.
From August 2008 to April 2010 trained as an ISS 23/24 flight engineer and Soyuz TMA flight engineer.
SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE: From April 2, 2010 to September 25, 2010 completed his first spaceflight as a Soyuz TMA-18 and ISS-23 flight engineer with cosmonaut A. Skvortsov and astronaut T. Caldwell-Dyson (NASA). Performed a spacewalk that lasted for 6 hours and 43 minutes. Kornienko has logged 176 days 1 hour and 18 minutes in space.
hobbies: Mountaineering (in 2007 he climbed the Kilimanjaro).

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