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Aleksandr Kaleri

Aleksandr Kaleri
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Date of Birth: 5/13/1956
Status: Active
Nationality: Russia
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

Biography

Aleksandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Калери; born Jūrmala, Latvian SSR, USSR, 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri has most recently been in space aboard the ISS serving as a flight engineer for the long duration Expedition 25/26 missions. He has spent the fourth-longest time in space of any person, the longest time in space of any currently active cosmonaut, and the longest time in space of any person not born in what is now Russia.

Space Experience

Time in Space: 769 days, 6 hours, and 35 minutes
Number of Flights: 5
Number of Landings: 5
Number of Spacewalks: 5
EVA Time: 23 hours and 23 minutes
First Flight: 3/17/1992
Last Flight: 10/7/2010