Oleg Novitskiy
Photo credit: Unknown
Date of Birth: 10/12/1971
Status: Active
Nationality: Russia
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)
Biography
Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut. Novitskiy was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006.Between February 2007 to July 2009 he completed basic spaceflight training and passed state exams with excellent grades. On August 1, 2009, he was qualified as a test-cosmonaut by the Interdepartmental Qualification Board, and between August 2009 to March 2010 he took the ISS advanced training course.
Space Experience
Time in Space: 545 days, 1 hour, 43 minutes, and 29 seconds
Number of Flights: 4
Number of Landings: 4
Number of Spacewalks: 3
EVA Time: 22 hours and 38 minutes
First Flight: 10/23/2012
Last Flight: 3/23/2024