Yelena Serova

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Yelena Serova
Cosmonaut
Nationality Russian
Born (1976-04-22) April 22, 1976[1]
Vozdvizhenka, Primorsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Yelena Olegovna Serova". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  2. "Mark Serov". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  3. "Russian woman cosmonaut may journey to space station". RIA Novosti. 07 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cosmonaut Bio: Elena Olegovna Serova". jsc.nasa.gov. January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013. 
  5. "Expedition 41". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  6. "Expediton 42". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  7. 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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