Pavel Vinogradov

Russian astronaut and engineer

Pavel Vinogradov - Russian astronaut and engineer
Born

August 31st, 1953
71 years ago

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

Russia

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Vinogradov served as a cosmonaut in the Russian space program, participating in multiple missions aboard Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He was selected as a cosmonaut in 1990 and flew his first mission to space in 1994. Vinogradov commanded the ISS in 2003 and 2005, contributing to scientific research and technology development in microgravity environments. He spent a total of 4 months in space over the course of his career, engaging in various experiments and maintenance tasks aboard spacecraft.

Completed two long-duration stays on the ISS

Served as commander during expeditions to the ISS

Participated in missions aboard the Mir space station

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