Sergei Krikalev

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sergei Krikalev
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 27, 1958(1958-08-27)
Age	66
Birthplace	Saint Petersburg
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Leo

Sergei Krikalev Biography

Sergei Krikalev is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 27, 1958 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Sergei Konstantinovich Krikaliov , also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov; born August 27 28th, 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer and cosmonaut. As an eminent rocket scientist, the veteran has been on six space missions and ranks third after Gennady Padalka, and Yuri Malenchenko for the amount of time spent in space, 803 days and 9 hours as well as 39 mins. Famous for his time on the Mir in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, he retired from space flight at the end of 2007 and was now serving as vice-president for Space Corporation Energia.

Krikalev was chosen as a cosmonaut during 1985 and completed his initial training in 1986 and for a brief period it was placed in the Buran Shuttle program. In the beginning of 1988, he started training for his first long- duration flight with the Mir space station.

Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union was dissolved on December 26,

1991. With the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the landing area both being located in the newly-independent Kazakhstan, there was a lot of uncertainty about the fate of his mission. He remained in space for two times longer than originally planned, spending a total of 311 days in space. He returned to Earth on March 25, 1992 after being replaced by German astronaut Klaus-Dietrich Flade, and is sometimes referred to as the “last Soviet citizen”. These events are documented and contextualized in Romanian filmmaker Andrei Ujică’s 1995 documentary Out of the Present. A fictional account of how Krikalev may have felt about this is described in the song Casiopea, written by Cuban songwriter Silvio Rodríguez. Another fictional work inspired by Kiralev story is Sergio & Sergei, a 2017 film directed by Ernesto Daranas.

In July 1991, Krikalev agreed to stay on Mir as flight engineer for the next crew, scheduled to arrive in October because the next two planned flights had been reduced to one. The engineer slot on the Soyuz TM-13 flight on October 2, 1991, was filled by Toktar Aubakirov, an astronaut from the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, who had not been trained for a long-duration mission. Both he and Franz Viehböck, the first Austrian astronaut, returned with Artsebarsky on 10 October 1991. Commander Alexander Volkov remained on board with Krikalev. After the crew replacement in October, Volkov and Krikalev continued Mir experiment operations and conducted another EVA before returning to Earth on March 25, 1992.

He was a part in the Russian as well as Soviet national aerobatic flying teams. He was the Champion in Moscow in 1983. He also became the champion in the Soviet Union in 1986.

Sergei Krikalev Net Worth

Sergei Krikalev is one of the richest Astronaut from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sergei Krikalev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Krikalev was born in Leningrad located in Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia) . He loves cycling, swimming, skiing Aerobatic flying, amateur radio , especially out of Space (callsign U5MIR). The high school he attended graduated in the year 1975. He graduated in 1981. earned the degree of mechanical engineer at Leningrad Mechanical Institute. Leningrad Mechanical Institute, now named Baltic State Technical University.

Following his graduation in 1981, He was a member of NPO Energia, the Russian industrial group that was responsible for manned space flights. He evaluated space-flight equipment, devised space-related methods of operation and was a part of ground control activities. When the Salyut-7 space station was destroyed during 1985. He served as a member of the team of rescuers formulating procedures for docking with the station that was not controlled and fixing the station’s onboard system.

This training included preparations for at least six EVAs (space walks), installation of a new module, the first test of the new Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), and the second joint Soviet-French science mission. Soyuz TM-7 was launched on November 26, 1988, with Krikalev as flight engineer, Commander Alexander Volkov, and French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien. The previous crew (Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov, and Valeri Polyakov) remained on Mir for another 25 days, marking the longest period a six-person crew had been in orbit. After the previous crew returned to Earth, Krikalev, Polyakov, and Volkov continued to conduct experiments aboard the Mir station. Because arrival of the next crew had been delayed, they prepared the Mir for a period of unmanned operations before returning to Earth on April 27, 1989.

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Who is Sergei Krikalev Dating?

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Krikalev and Robert Cabana became the first people to enter the ISS in December, 1998, when they turned on the lights in the US module Unity.

Facts & Trivia

Sergei Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Sergei Krikalev celebrates birthday on August 27 of every year.

Expedition 11 undocked from the ISS on 10 October 2005 at 5:49 p.m. EDT and landed in Kazakhstan on 10 October 2005 at 9:09 p.m. EDT. They were replaced by William S. McArthur and Valery Tokarev, the crew of Expedition 12.

Top Facts about Sergei Krikalev

1. Krikalev has spent the most time in space of any human – 803 days.
2. He flew on six space missions, including to Mir and the ISS.
3. Krikalev was in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
4. He was stranded on Mir for an extra 10 months due to political turmoil.
5. Krikalev is a trained mechanical engineer and pilot.
6. He received numerous awards for his contributions to space exploration.
7. Krikalev currently works as a director at Russia’s Mission Control Center.
8. He participated in experiments related to biology, physics, and astronomy.
9. Krikalev conducted several spacewalks during his career.
10. His longest single mission lasted 311 days aboard the Mir station.

Who was the last citizen of USSR?

Sergei Krikalev (USSR, 1958) is a Russian cosmonaut. He ranks third for the amount of time in space: a total of 803 days, but he is best known as the last soviet citizen. After departing from the USSR in 1990, he stayed in orbit much longer than expected.

Why was Sergei Krikalev stuck in space?

Krikalev was stranded on board the Mir during the dissolution of the Soviet Union. As the country that had sent him into space no longer existed, his return was delayed and he stayed in space for 311 consecutive days, twice as long as the mission had originally called for.

What happened to Krikalev?

Krikalev went to work on the Mir space station on May 18, 1991 and didn’t come home until March 1992. He went to work as a Soviet, and returned as a Russian — because, on December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved and Krikalev became a cosmonaut without a country.

What was the name of the cosmonaut who was stranded in space in 1991?

Krikalev, whose stay fell short of the 366-day record set by cosmonauts Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov in 1989, was given smelling salts after landing but was later said to be feeling “marvelous.” March 5.: U.N. admits 8 new countries from former U.S.S.R.

Are there astronauts lost in space?

Fatal space travel disasters. As of the beginning of 2022, there have been five fatal incidents during space flights, in which 19 astronauts were lost in space and four more astronauts died on Earth in preparation for the flight.