The Interdepartmental Commission (IAC) for the selection of cosmonauts and their appointment to spacecraft and stations crews decided to recommend Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center appoint four people to the positions of test cosmonaut candidates of Roscosmos Cosmonaut Team. The decision came into force on January 27, 2021 following an open contest started in 2019.
The winners are Sergey Irtuganov, Alexander Kolyabin, Sergey Teteryatnikov and Harutyun Kiviryan. In the near future, they will take general space training course for the next two years. The campaign to select new Cosmonaut Team members began on June 3, 2019.
All contestants had to go through several stages:
- Educational and professional compliance with the requirements;
- Complex of medical examinations;
- Assessment of psychological qualities of applicants;
- Testing for physical fitness requirements compliance.
Roscosmos congratulates on passing the selection!
Test Cosmonaut Candidates of Roscosmos Cosmonaut Team
Irtuganov Sergey Georgievich
Born on August 10, 1988 in Ulyanovsk.
Education:
In 2010, graduated with honors from the Ulyanovsk Higher Aviation School of Civil Aviation with a degree in safety of technological processes and production, specializing in search and rescue operations in civil aviation and received the qualification of an engineer.
From 2007 to 2010 trained at the military department of an Ilyushin Il-76 navigator, upon graduation was awarded the rank of lieutenant.
Kolyabin Alexander Sergeevich
Born on January 12, 1987 in Protvino, Moscow Region.
Education:
In 2009, graduated from the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
Teteryatnikov Sergey Alexandrovich
Born on December 19, 1988 in the village of Uspekhovka (Mineralvodovsky district of Stavropol Krai).
Education:
In 2011 graduated from the Naval Engineering Institute, operation of steam gas turbine power plants faculty.
Kiviryan Harutyun Harutyunovich
Born on August 23, 1993 in the city of Maikop, Republic of Adygea.
Education:
In 2015 graduated from the Baltic State Technical University, was awarded the qualification of engineer specializing in rocket engineering.
From 2012 to 2015, trained at the military department in operation and repair of ship complexes of cruise missiles, upon graduation was awarded the rank of lieutenant.
In 2019, he studied at Technical School named after S.P. Korolev, specializing in operating machine tools with program control, after graduation was awarded the qualification ‘Operator of machine tools with program control of the 4th category.’