Sergey Ryzhikov (cosmonaut)

Sergey Ryzhikov
Сергей Рыжиков
Roscosmos Cosmonaut
Nationality Russian
Status Active
Born (1974-08-19) 19 August 1974
Bugulma, Russian SFSR
Other occupation
 Pilot
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Time in space
 173 days 3 hours 15 minutes
Selection 2006 Cosmonaut Group (TsPK-14)
Missions Soyuz MS-02 (Expedition 49/50)
Mission insignia

Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhikov (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Рыжиков; born on August 19, 1974), lieutenant colonel of Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006.[1][2] Ryzhikov launched on his first spaceflight onboard the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft.[3] He spent approximately six months onboard the International Space Station taking part in Expedition 49/50, returning to Earth on April 10, 2017.[4][5]

Cosmonaut career

Expedition 49/50

The Expedition 50 flight portrait
Ryzhikov at work in Zvezda

Ryzhikov launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for his first space flight to the ISS onboard Soyuz MS-02 as Soyuz commander, alongside fellow cosmonaut Andrei Borisenko and NASA astronaut and Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough. They were joined by the crew of Soyuz MS-03 approximately one month into their mission. They safely returned to Earth on April 10, 2017, concluding their mission after 173 days on orbit.

The Soyuz MS-02 crew prior to undocking

References

  1. ↑ "Рыжиков Сергей Николаевич. Биография". Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. ↑ "Отряд ЦПК ВВС.14-й набор". Сайт «Ипытатели». Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  3. ↑ Sarah Lewin (19 October 2016). "Liftoff! Soyuz Rocket Launches US-Russian Space Station Crew Into Orbit". Space.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/9/15224110/nasa-astronauts-returning-iss-soyuz-capsule-shane-kimbrough
  5. ↑ http://www.space.com/36405-space-station-crew-returns-to-earth-expedition-50.html
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