Volkov

Sergei Aleksandrovich

USSR/CIS

International order nº: 475

Russian cosm. nº: 99

Personal data:

Birthdate:  01 Apr 1973
Birthplace:  Chuguyev / Kharkov Oblast / Ukrainian SSR
Marital status:  married
Children:  one
Selection date:  28 July 1997
Selection group:  TsPK-12
Job:  Test cosmonaut (TC)
Status:  active

Spaceflights:

No Launch Spacecraft Date and time
of launch (UT)		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and time
of landing (UT)		 Duration
1 Soyuz TMA-12 08 Apr 2008
11:16 UT		 Cdr ISS Exp.17 Soyuz TMA-12 24 Oct 2008
03:36 UT
 198d 16h 20m
2 Soyuz TMA-02M 07 Jun 2011
20:12 UT		 Cdr/PE-/ISS Exp.28/29 Soyuz TMA-02M 22 Nov 2011
02:25 UT
 167d 06h 13m
3 Soyuz TMA-18M 02 Sep 2015
04:37:43 UT		 Cdr - ISS Exp. Soyuz TMA-18M 02 March 2016
04:25:50 UT		 181d 23h 48m 07s
Total duration: 547d 22h 21m

EVA's:

Date of
beginning		 Time of
beginning		 Duration Crew & Remarks
10 Jul 2008 - 6h 18m Volkov and O.Kononenko; mission Soyuz TMA-12
Inspection of the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft, checking the five locks that attach the return module to the propulsion module, and retrieve a suspect pyrotechnic bolt for inspection by engineers on the ground. They also installed a docking target for a new Russian module scheduled for launch late summer 2009.
15 Jul 2008 - 5h 54m Volkov and O.Kononenko; mission Soyuz TMA-12
Removing and installing science experiments. They also installed rendezvous equipment for a new Russian module scheduled for launch late summer 2009.
03 Aug 2011 - 6h 23m Volkov and A.Samokutyayev; mission Soyuz TMA-02M
Moving a small crane, installing a communications terminal and removing and inspect antennas. Other tasks included installing a materials science experiment and deploying a micro-satellite.
Total: 18h 35m EVAs: 3

Backup assignments:

No. Mission Description Date
1  Soyuz TMA-8  FE  
2  Soyuz TMA-01M  Cdr  07 Oct 2010
3  Soyuz TMA-16M  Flight Engineer  27 Mar 2015

Additional information

Ref: #7, #16, #225(08.04) - update: 20.05.16