Anna Kikina
Anna Yuryevna Kikina | |
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| Born | 27 August 1984 Novosibirsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Test cosmonaut |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Engineer |
| Selection | TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | SpaceX Crew-5 (Expedition 68/69) |
Mission insignia |    |
Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина, born 27 August 1984 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian engineer and test cosmonaut, selected in 2012.[1] She is the only woman cosmonaut currently in active service at Roscosmos.[2] In June 2020, fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko said that Kikina is expected to fly on a fall 2022 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and perform a spacewalk during the mission.[3] In September 2021, RIA Novosti reported that Kikina had been assigned to the Soyuz MS-22 mission, set to launch on 21 September 2022, for a 188-day mission.[4]
In December 2021, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin announced she would fly on an "American commercial spacecraft" in September 2022, while a NASA astronaut would take her seat on Soyuz making her the first Russian cosmonaut to fly a Crew Dragon.[5] In October 2022, the commercial flight will be the SpaceX Crew-5 Crew Dragon.[6]
Education
Kikina graduated with honors from the Novosibirsk State Academy of Water Transportation Engineering.[7]
References
- ^ "Russia's 2nd Post-Soviet Female Cosmonaut in Line for Space Station Mission". themoscowtimes.com. 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Russia's only woman cosmonaut inspires one-of-a-kind Barbie doll". collectSPACE. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Россиянка-космонавт может полететь в космос через два года (English translation: "Russian cosmonaut can fly into space in two years")". Gazeta. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Кикина может побить рекорд пребывания россиянок в космосе" [Kikina can break the record for Russian women in space] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Roscosmos: Anna Kikina may be Russia's first cosmonaut on U.S. Crew Dragon in 2022". TASS. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 10.06.2022 № 1532-р ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Anna Kikina". Spacefacts. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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