Sergei Zaletin
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Sergei Zaletin | |
Birth Name | Sergei Zaletin |
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Birth Date | Apr 21 1962 |
Occupation | Test Cosmonaut at the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, (Lieutenant Colonel, Russian Air Force) |
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[edit] Personal Data
Born April 21, 1962, in the town of Tula. Resides at Star City, Moscow region. His wife, Elena Zaletina, was born Jun 21, 1962. They have a son, Sergei. His mother, Valentina Zaletina, lives in Tula. His father, Viktor Zaletin, died in 1988. Sergei Zaletin enjoys sports, art, traveling.
[edit] Education
In 1983, Sergei Zaletin graduated from the Borisoglebsk Higher Military School of fighter pilots. In 1994, he graduated from the International Training Systems Center with a specialty in ecologically balanced resource management applications for aerospace systems. He also holds a master of ecological management degree.
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He is a 1st Class Air Force Pilot, Instructor. He is a Flight Commander, and has logged a total of 1,400 hours. He has flown L-29, L-39, MIG-21, MIG-23, SU-17.
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RSA EXPERIENCE: Sergei Zaletin joined the cosmonaut corps in 1990. He completed a general space training course in 1992. He was the back-up crew commander for the 26th Mir expedition in 1998.
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