Oleg Kononenko
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
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Oleg Kononenko Biography
| Name | Oleg Kononenko |
| Birthday | Jun 21 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Russia |
| Birth Country | Russia |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Oleg Kononenko is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on June 21, 1964 in Russia, Russia. Russian cosmonaut who served on Expedition 17 and Expedition 30/31 to the International Space Station.
He flew with Andre Kuipers on his first mission to the ISS.
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко ; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko ; born June 21, 1964 in Turkmenistan) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station four times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, and as commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11. Kononenko accumulated over 736 days in orbit during his four long duration flights to ISS.
After school, Oleg Kononenko was not able to enter the Kharkov Aviation Institute the first time. He returned home, worked for a year in the tool shop of the Türkmenabat Airport aviation technical base. The second attempt was successful. Kononenko graduated from the N. E. Zhukovskiy Kharkiv Aviation Institute in 1988 as a mechanical engineer.
He married and had two children.
Oleg Kononenko Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
Oleg Kononenko is one of the richest Astronaut from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oleg Kononenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied mechanical engineering.
He was awarded Hero of the Russian Federation in 2009.
Oleg Kononenko was born June 21, 1964, in Chardzhou, USSR (now Turkmenistan) in a simple family. Father Dmitriý Iwanoviç Kononenko – worked as a driver in a freight trucking company, mother Taisiýa Stepanowna Çurakowa – was a communications operator at the Türkmenabat Airport. Kononenko graduated from high school No.15 of Turkmenabat city, it is noteworthy that Oleg also has excellent marks in the subject Turkmen language.
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Kononenko returned to Earth with Expedition 17 commander Sergei Volkov, and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott (who launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the ISS on October 12, 2008 with the Expedition 18 crew). They landed at 11:37 p.m EDT 55 miles north of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. They were flown to the Baikonur Cosmodrome by helicopter, and then went on to Zvezdny Gorodok (Star City), Moscow.
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Oleg Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Oleg Kononenko celebrates birthday on June 21 of every year.
On December 21, 2011, Kononenko, along with André Kuipers and Donald Pettit, launched to the International Space Station to join the crew of Expedition 30. He, along with his fellow crewmembers, arrived at the space station on December 23. They returned to Earth on July 1, 2012.