Yuri Gidzenko
| Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Status | Retired |
| Born |
March 26, 1962 Elanets, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
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Other occupation
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Pilot |
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Time in space
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329d 22h 44min |
| Selection | 1987 |
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Total EVAs
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2 |
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Total EVA time
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3 hours 43 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-22, Mir EO-20, Soyuz TM-31, Expedition 1, STS-102, Soyuz TM-34/TM-33 |
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Mission insignia
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Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko (Russian: Гидзенко, Юрий Павлович; born March 26, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and International Space Stations. He has also conducted two career spacewalks. Although he retired on July 15, 2001, he continued his employment by a special contract until Soyuz TM-34 concluded. Since 2004 to May 2009, Gidzenko was the Director of the 3rd department within the TsPK. Since May 2009 he serves as the Deputy Chief of Cosmonaut Training Center TsPK.
Gidzenko was on March 26, 1962, Elanets, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine (then in the Soviet Union). Gidzenko is married to Olga Vladimirovna Shapovalova. They have two sons, Sergei, born in 1986 and Alexander, born in 1988. His father, Pavel Vasilyevich Gidzenko and mother, Galina Mikhailovna Gidzenko lives in Berezovka-2, Odessa area. Gidzenko's hobbies include football, swimming, reading of literature, photography and walks in forests.
Gidzenko graduated from the Higher Military Pilot School in Kharkiv in 1983. Gidzenko graduated from the (MIIGAiK) in 1994 specializing in geodesy and cartography.
Upon graduation from the pilot school in 1983, Gidzenko served as a pilot and as a senior pilot in the RAir Force units of the Odessa military district. He was a 3rd class military pilot. Gidzenko was trained to fly three types of aircraft and has logged a total flying time of 850 hours. He is also a parachute-landing training instructor and has made 170 jumps.
From December 1987 to June 1989, Gidzenko attended basic space training as a test cosmonaut candidate. Since September 1989 he attended advanced training as a test cosmonaut candidate. From March to October 1994 he trained for a space flight as a back-up crew commander (17th Primary Expedition/Euro-Mir-94 Program). From November 1994 to August 1995 he attended training for a space flight aboard the Soyuz TM transport vehicle/Mir orbital complex as the Expedition 20 Primary Crew Commander (Euro-Mir-95 Program).
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