Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

Sergey Vladimirvich Kud-Sverchkov Is a Kazakh-Russian engineer and cosmonaut selected in 2010.[1]

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
Born (1983-08-23) August 23, 1983
Baikonur, Kazakh SSR
StatusActive
NationalityRussia
Space career
RSA Cosmonaut
Time in space
None
Selection2010 RSA Group
MissionsSoyuz MS-17(Expedition 63/64)

Early life and education

Kud-Sverchkov was born on 23 August 1983 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2006, he graduated with honours from Moscow State Technical University with a degree specialising in rocket engineering.[2]

Career

Kud-Sverchkov worked as an engineer at RSC Energia from August 2006 until being selected to become a cosmonaut in April 2010.

Cosmonaut career

Following his selection, Kud-Sverchkov began approximately two years of training which he graduated from in August 2012, becoming available for assignment to a long-duration flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

Expedition 63/64

As of May 2020, he is assigned to ISS Expedition 63/64 as a flight engineer. He is scheduled to launch aboard Soyuz MS-17 in late 2020 alongside Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins.[3]

References
  1. Joachim Becker. "Cosmonaut Selection: RKKE-17 Selection". spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт". gctc.ru. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. @anik1982space (9 May 2020). "Вот и новые составы российских экипажей «Союза МС-17» стали известны из пресс-релиза аэропорта Жуковский.
    Основной: Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков.
    Дублирующий: Олег Новицкий, Пётр Дубров.
    К сожалению, Николая Тихонова и Андрея Бабкина нет..."     (Tweet) (in Russian) – via Twitter.
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