Aleksandr Kaleri
Aleksandr Yuriyevich \\\"Sasha\\\" Kaleri (born J?rmala, Latvia, 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). In 1979, Kaleri graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow region, as a specialist in Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control. In 1983, he completed post-graduate studies at the same institute as a specialist in the field of Mechanics of Fluids and Plasma. In 1979, he was hired by the Energia Corporation and worked on the Mir space station. He participated in development of design and engineering documentation, full-scale tests of the Mir. Kaleri is a skilled programmer. Kaleri was selected as the Energia RSC cosmonaut candidate in April 1984. Between 1985 and 1986, he completed basic training and evaluation at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. In 1987 he was qualified for flight assignment as a test cosmonaut.
Kaleri took a training course for a spaceflight aboard the Mir orbital station as a backup crew flight engineer of the Mir-3 mission from 1 April to 9 December 1987. He took a training course for a spaceflight aboard the Mir as a backup crew flight engineer of the Mir-9 mission from January to April 1991. From 8 October 1991 to 25 February 1992, Kaleri was training as a primary crew flight engineer for the Mir-11 mission. Kaleri has participated in three extended missions aboard the Mir Space Station. In 1992, he participated in a 145-day flight aboard the Soyuz-TM-14 spacecraft and the Mir. Between 17 August 1996 to 2 March 1997, Kaleri spent 197-days in space aboard the Soyuz-TM-24 spacecraft and the Mir as the Mir-22 mission flight engineer. In 2000, Kaleri performed his third spaceflight aboard the Soyuz-TM-30 spacecraft and the Mir as the Mir-28 mission flight engineer.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz TM-14 / MIR-11 Flight Engineer 17.03.1992 - 10.08.1992 145d 14h 10m
2 Soyuz TM-24 / MIR-22 Flight Engineer 17.08.1996 - 02.03.1997 196d 17h 26m
3 Soyuz TM-30 / MIR-28 Flight Engineer 04.04.2000 - 16.06.2000 72d 19h 43m
4 Soyuz TMA-3 / ISS-08 Flight Engineer 18.10.2003 - 30.04.2004 194d 18h 34m
5 Soyuz TMA-01M / ISS-25 / ISS-26 Commander 07.10.2010 - 16.03.2011 159d 08h 44m
Total 769d 06h 37m
