Dmitry Petelin

Summary

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Petelin (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Петелин; born July 10, 1983) is a Russian cosmonaut who was part of the 2012 selection group.

Dmitry Petelin
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 40)
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationTest cosmonaut
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Previous occupation
Aeronautical engineer
Time in space
370 days, 21 hours and 23 minutes
SelectionTsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group
Total EVAs
6
Total EVA time
39 hours, 44 minutes
MissionsSoyuz MS-22/MS-23 (Expedition 67/68/69)
Mission insignia

He flew to the ISS on September 21, 2022 with Soyuz MS-22, which was damaged while being docked to the station, and returned to Earth on September 27, 2023 with Soyuz MS-23 after spending a year in space.

Biography edit

Petelin graduated from the South Ural State University in 2006 with a degree in aircraft and helicopter engineering. Following graduation, he worked as an engineer for NIK, LLC. On October 26, 2012, he became a cosmonaut and reported to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He completed cosmonaut training and was named a test cosmonaut on July 15, 2014.

He is married and has one daughter.

External links edit

  • Astronaut.ru biography
  • Roscosmos biography
  • Spacefacts biography