Aleksandr Samokutyaev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev (Russian: Александр Михайлович Самокутяев; born 13 March 1970 in Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. He also served as the Soyuz TMA-21 commander. He most recently served on the Soyuz TMA-14M Expedition 41/42 crew aboard the ISS. He was hired as a cosmonaut in the summer of 2003.
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1970 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel (retired) |
Time in space | 331d 11h 25m |
| Selection | 2003 TsPK Group |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 10 hours 1 minute |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-21 (Expedition 27/28), Soyuz TMA-14M (Expedition 41/42) |
Mission insignia | |
Since 2020, he has represented the Lermontovsky constituency in the State Duma.
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