Roman Romanenko
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Roman Romanenko | |
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Роман Романенко | |
Member of the State Duma for Moscow | |
Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Anatoly Vyborny |
Constituency | Chertanovo (No. 210) |
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
In office 14 October 2015 – 12 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Rostislav Goldstein |
Personal details | |
Born | 1997 TsPK Cosmonaut Group | 9 August 1971
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 6h 38m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-15 (Expedition 20/21), Soyuz TMA-07M (Expedition 34/35) |
Mission insignia | |
Roman Yurievich Romanenko (
Personal life
Romanenko was born in Shchyolkovo, near Moscow. His parents, Yuri Victorovich Romanenko and Aleftina Ivanovna Romanenko, live in Star City. He is married to Yulia Leonidovna Romanenko (Danilovskaya). They have a son and a daughter. His hobbies include underwater hunting, tennis, car repairs, tourism, yachting, volleyball and music.
Sanctioned by the United Kingdom from 11 March 2022 in relation to Russia's actions in Ukraine.[1]
Education
After when he graduated from Star City high school in 1986, Romanenko entered the Leningrad Suvorov military school, from which he graduated in 1988. In 1988, he entered the Chernigov High Air Force School for pilots, from which he graduated in 1992 as a pilot-engineer.
Experience
Following graduation from pilot school Romanenko served as a second commander in the Air Force. He flew L-39 and Tu-134 aircraft. Romanenko has logged over 500 hours of flight time. He is a Class 3 Air Force pilot.
Awards
On 6 May 2010 Romanenko was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation medal by the decree of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.[2][3] He was also awarded the honorary title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
Cosmonaut career
Romanenko was selected as a cosmonaut candidate at the
He served as the backup to Oleg Kotov as the Commander of Soyuz TMA-10 and Fyodor Yurchikhin as Commander of Expedition 15.
Expedition 20/21
On 27 May 2009 Romanenko was launched into space as the commander of the
After spending 187 days and 20 hours in space, Romanenko returned to Earth along with astronauts,
Expedition 34/35
On 19 December 2012, Romanenko was launched to space on Soyuz TMA-07M along with Chris Hadfield and Thomas Marshburn. He was a part of the crews of Expedition 34 and Expedition 35 aboard the ISS. He served as a Flight Engineer.[5]
Romanenko returned to Earth on 14 May 2013 spending 145 days and 14 hours in space.
First Spacewalk
On 19 April 2013 Romanenko completed his first spacewalk with fellow cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, a 6-hour 38 minute EVA to conduct repairs to the ISS.[6]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST" (PDF). 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Dmitry Medvedev presented state decorations in the Kremlin". May 6, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Russian Federal Space Agency (April 12, 2010). "Russian Cosmonaut Roman Romanenko was Awarded the Hero of Russia and the Cosmonaut Pilot Statuses by the Decree of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev". Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ ESA (2008). "Frank De Winne prepares for new mission". ESA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
- ^ Agency, Canadian Space (2012-06-06). "Mission objectives". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Cosmonaut becomes oldest spacewalker". Retrieved April 30, 2013.