Yelena Serova
Yelena Serova | |
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Cosmonaut | |
Nationality | Russian |
Born |
[1] Vozdvizhenka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | April 22, 1976
Other occupation | Engineer |
Selection | 2006 RKKE Group[1] |
Yelena Olegovna Serova (Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова, born April 22, 1976) is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006 for the future Expedition 41.
Personal life
Serova is the wife of cosmonaut Mark Serov, selected in RKKE-13 in 2003, but retired before flying any missions.[2] They have a daughter.[3]
Education
In March 2001, Serova graduated from the Aerospace Faculty of the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) qualified as an engineer.[4] In 2003 she graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Instrument Engineering and Information qualified as an economist.[4]
Experience
Prior to enrollment as a cosmonaut, Serova has worked as an engineer of the 2nd category RSC Energia, and in the Mission Control Center.[4]
Cosmonaut career
Serova was selected as a test cosmonaut at the age of 30 in the RKKE-14 group in October 2006 while working as a flight engineer.[1]
Serova is selected to be part of Expedition 41/42 on International Space Station, she will travel there aboard Soyuz TMA-14M in September 2014.[5][6] She will be the fourth Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space.[7] Previously Valentina Tereshkova, Svetlana Savitskaya and Yelena Kondakova have flown into space.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Yelena Olegovna Serova". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Serov". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Russian woman cosmonaut may journey to space station". RIA Novosti. 07 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cosmonaut Bio: Elena Olegovna Serova". jsc.nasa.gov. January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Expedition 41". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Expediton 42". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gonzales, Daria (11 March 2012). "First Woman in Space" (in English). Russia: Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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