Mikhail Korniyenko
Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko (born 15 April 1960) is a Russian cosmonaut. Kornienko served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 23/24 and was selected along with Scott Kelly for a year-long mission aboard the ISS. Kornienko was born in Syzran, Kuybyshev Oblast, Russian SFSR. Upon graduation from school in 1977, he worked at a radio equipment plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia. In May 1978, Kornienko was called to service in the Soviet Army. He served in the paratrooper forces in Kirovobad, Azerbaidzhan, the USSR. In May 1980, he completed his military service with the rank of a junior sergeant. Kornienko worked for the Moscow Militia from 1980?1986. At the same time he attended the evening Department of Moscow Aviation Institute. Upon graduation in 1987 from the institute, he was qualified as a liquid propellant rocket engines mechanical engineer. He resigned from the Militia in 1986 and entered a mechanical engineering design bureau. During 1986 to 1991 Kornienko worked in the Baikonur Launch Facility as a launch equipment specialist. He worked for commercial companies between late 1991 to early 1995. From October 1991 to December 1992 he was the OOO Transvostok Technical and Production Department Director. From January 1993 to April 1995 he was the LLC ESTE General Director. In October 1995, Kornienko started working at the Energia Rocket/Space Corporation (RSC) as an engineer. He was assigned with developing technical documentation for cosmonaut primary and backup crew tests and training. He took part in EVA tests in simulated zero-gravity at the hydrolab and at the Selen dynamic stand. In the process of this work he acquired experience in organizing extravehicular repair/refurbishment and assembly activities on the Mir orbital station. He also directly participated in testing the Energia RSC production on the testing ground.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz TMA-18 / ISS-23 / ISS-24 Flight Engineer 02.04.2010 - 25.09.2010 176d 01h 18m
2 Soyuz TMA-16M / ISS-43 / ISS-44 / ISS-45 / ISS-46 / Soyuz TMA-18M Flight Engineer 27.03.2015 - 02.03.2016 340d 08h 42m
Total 516d 10h 00m
