Russian cosmonaut joined NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission

2024-02-01 05:05:18

This will be Gorbunov’s first flight into space. The future cosmonaut was born in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region, studied engineering in the field of spacecraft and upper stages at the Moscow Aviation Institute, and graduated from the military department with a specialty in “Operation and repair of aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines.” Before he was selected to join the cosmonaut corps in 2018, Gorbunov worked as an engineer at the Energia Corporation and supported launches of cargo spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.