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Anna Yuryevna Kikina
Born (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984 (age 39)
Novosibirsk, Russia
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationTest cosmonaut
Space career
Current occupation
Engineer
SelectionTsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group

Anna Yuryevna Kikina (Russian: Анна Юрьевна Кикина, born 27 August 1984 in Novosibirsk) is a Russian engineer and test cosmonaut, selected in 2012.[1] In June 2020, fellow cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko said that Kikina is expected to fly on his fall 2022 mission to the International Space Station and perform a spacewalk during the mission. [2]

Education

Kikina graduated with honors from the Novosibirsk State Academy of Water Transportation Engineering.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Russia's 2nd Post-Soviet Female Cosmonaut in Line for Space Station Mission". themoscowtimes.com. 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Anna Kikina". Spacefacts. Retrieved 13 July 2020.