Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)
Aleksandr Skvortsov | |
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| Александр Скворцов | |
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| Born | May 6, 1966 |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank | Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 545 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes |
| Selection | 1997 TsPK Cosmonaut Group |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 12 hours, 34 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-18 (Expedition 23/24), Soyuz TMA-12M (Expedition 39/40), Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 60/61) |
Mission insignia |      |
| Retirement | April 29, 2022 |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Aлександр Aлександрович Скворцов; born May 6, 1966) is a former Russian cosmonaut. He is a veteran of three spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18. He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the commander. When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became commander.