Sergey Ryazansky
| Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky | |
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| RKA Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Status | Active |
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November 13, 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Other occupation
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Biochemist |
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Time in space
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166 days 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Selection | 2003 IMBP-6 Cosmonaut Group |
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Total EVAs
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3 |
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Total EVA time
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20 hours and 5 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-10M (Expedition 37/38), Soyuz MS-05, (Expedition 52/53) |
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Mission insignia
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Sergey Nikolayevich Ryazansky (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Рязанский; born November 13, 1974) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as commander of the IMBP-6 cosmonaut group in 2003, but later transferred to the TsPK Cosmonaut Group. Ryazansky made his first spaceflight aboard the Soyuz TMA-10M/Expedition 37/Expedition 38 mission from September 2013 until March 2014.
Ryazansky was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. He is the grandson of Mikhail Ryazanskiy, chief Soviet guidance designer of the Sputnik era. Ryazansky is divorced with one child.
Sergey Ryazansky attended Moscow State University and graduated as a biochemist in 1996. After college he began working as a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
Ryazansky was selected as a research and test cosmonaut in 2003. He completed training in 2005. In 2009 he participated in a 105-day mission as part of phase two of the Mars 500 program.
Sergey Ryazansky launched to the International Space Station on his first spaceflight on board the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft on September 25, 2013 alongside Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kotov and American astronaut Michael S. Hopkins. Ryazansky performed three EVA's during his mission; all were performed with crewmate Oleg Kotov. He served as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 37 and Expedition 38 before returning to Earth aboard the Soyuz on March 11, 2014.
Ryazansky is scheduled to launch aboard Soyuz MS-05 to the ISS in May 2017, and will serve as Flight Engineer for Expedition 52, and Expedition 53.
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