Russian test cosmonaut
Colonel of the RF Air Force
24.11.2015
Recorded by: Alena Gurieva, Zoya Bobyleva
Photo: Alexey Astakhov
Gather all the heads of state and politicians, yes send to space - let them see how beautiful our Earth is. I think their worldview will change immediately: they will not argue over territories. This is all common, we must work together and preserve all this for our children.
When we do our experiments including ecology, we observe the Earth with the help of photographic and video equipment, especially for places where the negative impact of man on nature was recorded, then we see oil spills, traces of use military equipment and much more. Unfortunately, this is accompanied by colossal pollution. People who commit this type of crime have different tasks and do not think about the harm done environment... Still, we must save the planet as we got it.
We really grow plants observe the animals and then return them back to the laboratory. Basically, we are performing space experiments - those that cannot be done on Earth.
Each astronaut is allowed to take 1kg of personal belongings with him.Naturally, non-piercing, unbreakable objects. I brought a list of these things with me, these are envelopes, a toy (zero gravity indicator), pennants, flags, a T-shirt of your university, and the like.
A person, even if he is not physically prepared enough,anyway, after 2 weeks it adapts to weightlessness. A month later, you don't even think that you are in space. You just live, work, get used to how to handle objects. And after the flight, we do not return to our normal state for long. After about a week I drive the car on my own.
In my practice, there were emergency situations on the ISS, but they weren't tragic. We encountered space debris on our way, but we dodged it in time, changing the flight altitude. During the second flight, a signal passed - pollution of the station's atmosphere with ammonia, and this is one of the most dangerous emergency situations that can occur in space. With its high concentration in the atmosphere, 2-3 breaths are enough to burn your respiratory organs. After detecting this excess, we abandon everything, close the hatches between the Russian and American segments, and then act according to the worked out algorithm, coordinating our actions with the Earth. Later they found out that it was a computer malfunction.
Sooner or later, all countries will need to unite, since long-distance flights and other planets require expensive technology, shared resources and knowledge.
We don't grow plants toto eat them. Scientists are trying to find representatives of the flora that will be used in long-term flights to other planets. They grew wheat, cabbage, cucumbers and much more - a whole greenhouse, it is small, but it is there. Sometimes, of course, at least one leaf of space cabbage, but eat it. You grew it! And there are not enough fresh earthy vegetables.
NASA on its Instagram pagelikes to compare current developments of the Mars spacesuit with the spacesuit featured in the movie The Martian.
All my life I try to learnwhat I wish the guys. Long dreamed of getting legal education - I wanted to understand Russian and international laws for my future activities. Someday I will no longer fly into space, I will switch to new job, for some new level... This knowledge will help me later. Maybe in politics or in the management of some organization. I have already defended my candidate's work and in the future I am thinking about my doctorate.
Indeed, such a cosmic task as colonization, if one can call it that, is already being planned. Maybe it will be the colonization of Mars. But before flying there, an intermediate stage is needed to work out the transportation and landing of various systems on the Moon, or on some asteroid.
We don't have interethnic conflicts.In space, we are all engaged in a common cause, and nothing depends on any sanctions. For example, now only our Soyuz delivers all cosmonauts to the ISS.
Sometimes you can "leave" food in your comrades, since it is difficult to be in a confined space without humor for a long time, but of course, no one plays computer games. Everyone values \u200b\u200bthe time they spend in space, trying to do as much useful as possible, and then rest on Earth, read books and the like.
Our body changes when we are in weightlessness for a long time, in addition, increased radiation affects. We send scientists measured data related to the work of our body, and they then study it in institutes and laboratories. They are trying to develop methods that will eliminate the harmful effects of space on the body, so that in the future a person can make longer flights, land on other planets and study them without harm to health.
Weightlessness is just one of the most interesting phenomena, which so attracts astronauts. There are no restrictions in the direction of movement - where you wanted, how you wanted - and you move.
I liked the movie "The Martian" it is more scientific, they tried to make it as close as possible to the book, and the author, in turn, studied space biology and related sciences well. In principle, everything that is described and filmed in the film is real - growing plants, life itself. The only thing is that the hero moves on Mars, as if on Earth, walks calmly - on Mars, the attraction is less, so he had to run and jump freely. But these are little things.
We really have signs but for some reason our foreign colleagues-cosmonauts do not have their own. The entire crew, for example, two days before the start, be sure to watch the film “ White sun desert ". There were cases when someone did not watch, and then the start was postponed for some reason. The film is in Russian, but there are credits in Japanese, German and English. Depending on who is in the carriage. There is humor in the film, foreigners like to quote: "Abdul - set fire!" and other famous phrases.
We will also definitely "sit down on the path." Before leaving for Baikonur, we traditionally have a festive breakfast. Bosses, veterans, relatives gather with us, maybe for half an hour to say important words, parting words, and after all this it is necessary to "sit down". Sometimes there are not enough chairs, so they even sit on the windowsills. So they will sit for 3-5 seconds, well, that's it - on the way. So we try to keep the traditions.
Every year the number of people on Earth is growing, by 2030, there may already be about 12 billion of us, and it will be difficult to feed ourselves, therefore there is a question of colonizing other planets, which is no longer a fantasy. Scientists have discovered more than 200 systems similar to our solar and in which life in one form or another probably exists. Therefore, it is gradually necessary to break out of Solar system and explore space.
On the ISS, I prefer to spend my free time with a camera, take pictures of different cities, I can call someone from space, it happens, they ask to wish someone happy birthday - I call.
Health for the space tourist, of course you must have. For example, 100 years ago they thought that people fly on airplanes who have unrealistic good health, and now everyone is quietly buying a ticket and flying, no one asks you for a medical certificate. Perhaps the same awaits us with space.
It is easier for space tourists to obtain a flight permit. But doctors do not let everyone through, no one will take the risk, because in this case, no money will help.
At the beginning of the space age, candidates were selected very carefully, only among military pilots, and now the requirements are still decreasing. Two flight engineers flew with me - both wearing glasses, this already means that they are not in perfect health, and nothing! Doctors call this the characteristics of the body.
The worldview is changing in space,becomes broader. You look at our planet from the outside, and already many problems are not problems at all.
The only thing that we now understand for sure is that any contacts with other civilizations, if we meet them, must be friendly.
Communicate on the ISS in several languages \u200b\u200bat once - there is no barrier. The officially adopted language at the station is English, because most people in our industry do know this language. But when you fly in a Russian spaceship, everyone should know Russian. "Rusinglish", the so-called. We can start a sentence in one language and end in another. It all depends on what you are talking about. It is hard, of course, for the Japanese or Italians - they have to know 2 additional languages, in addition to their native language.
Cosmonaut Sharipov said: "If people saw the Earth from space, there would be no wars." Salizhan Shakirovich is an oriental man, so, of course, he could not say stupidity - he was experienced, he flew as a commander. Indeed, as I said, you need to look at our planet from the outside, it is very beautiful. It is not for nothing that it is called the "blue planet" - after all, 70 percent of the Earth is covered by the waters of the World Ocean, and when it is illuminated by the Sun, it is really soft blue. And the mountains are beautiful and the deserts. Wherever you look, it is beautiful everywhere.
No hoses or wires in outer space follow us, we just move around in a special spacesuit with a separate life support system inside. There is no food in the spacesuit, and it's inconvenient. There is water, but I did not drink it, it was not useful to me even once.
A new type of fuel, Helium-3, was discovered on the moon.A very interesting fossil, but, unfortunately, there are no installations yet that would work with it. On other planets, for example, we will be able to extract and process hydrocarbons. I do not think that the emergence of industrial astronautics is a matter of the distant future.
The flight is made on heptyl,toxic fuel. Now we have a whole family of new Angara missiles. They run on hydrogen and oxygen, which are environmentally friendly fuels.
No, nobody stops me before going into space I do not ask permission - let me know. I cannot refuse flying, especially since it is my favorite job, and I like preparing for launches and flying. I am in my place, and it brings me good results. My next flight is planned for May 2018, the whole family was enthusiastic about this news. We will continue to prepare for space flights.
I have not seen any strange phenomena in space. Everything that came across before could be explained by science. Maybe next flight?
The oldest American astronaut was 78 years old. I think that in the future many of you will fly into space, and maybe even more than once.
Anton Nikolaevich Shkaplerov (born February 20, 1972) - Russian test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Research Institute of CTC, Colonel of the RF Air Force.
Cossack Colonel of the Moscow Regional Cossack District of the Union of Cossacks of Russia.
Education
- From 1989 to 1992 he studied at the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots (VVAUL).
- In 1994 he graduated with honors from the Kachinskoe VVAUL.
- In 1997 he graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy with a degree in pilot-engineer-researcher.
Graduated from the Russian Academy in 2010 public service under the President Russian Federation in the specialty "Jurisprudence"
work experience
From 1997 to 1998 - served in the combat unit of the Air Force in the Kaluga Region.
Since 1998 - senior pilot-instructor of the aerobatic team "Heavenly Hussars" of the Show Center aviation technology Air Force, then - squadron commander of the Air Force regiment in the city of Kubinka, Moscow region. He flies on L-39 and MiG-29 planes. On May 29, 2003, by the decision of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Selection of Cosmonauts, he was enrolled in the cosmonaut corps to undergo general space training.
From June 16, 2003 to June 28, 2005, he passed a course of general space training and on July 5, 2005 by the decision of the Interdepartmental qualification commission he was awarded the qualification "test cosmonaut".
In July 2008, there were reports of his appointment to the backup crew of Expedition 22 to the ISS. On September 21, 2008 this appointment was confirmed in the plan of flights to the ISS published by the press service of Roscosmos.
In July 2009, information appeared about his appointment to the backup crew of Expedition 27 and the possibility of his appointment to the prime crew of Expedition 29 to the ISS. On October 7, 2009, this assignment was confirmed by NASA (Press Release 09-233).
In November 2009, he underwent a clinical and physiological examination and at a meeting of the MMC on November 19, 2009 was recognized as fit for space flight. On December 19, 2009 by the Interdepartmental Commission he was approved as the commander of the backup crew of the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft and a member of the 22 / 23rd ISS prime crews.
During the launch of the Soyuz TMA-17 TC on December 21, 2009, he was a backup for the ship's commander. At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for the selection of cosmonauts and their appointment to the crews of manned spacecraft and stations on April 26, 2010, he was certified as a cosmonaut in the detachment of the Yu. A. Gagarin Research Institute of the CTC.
He was assigned to the long-term crews of ISS-29 and ISS-30.
Flying
First started on November 14, 2011 as a commander spaceship Soyuz TMA-22 and the ISS crew flight engineer under the program of the 29th and 30th main space expeditions. The flight was completed on April 28, 2012 - the descent of the Soyuz-TMA TPK.
The second time started on November 24, 2014 as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft. The flight was completed on June 11, 2015 - the descent of the Soyuz-TMA TPK
Family status
He is married, has 2 daughters: Kira and Christina.
Awards and titles
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (January 26, 2017) - for courage and high professionalism displayed during a long space flight on the International Space Station.
- Hero of the Russian Federation (Decree of the President of Russia of November 2, 2013)
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
- Medals Armed Forces Russian Federation: "For military valor" II degree, "For distinction in military service"I, II, III degrees," For service in the Air Force.
- "Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol" (11.09.2012)
- Since March 9, 2013, an honorary citizen of the city of Gagarin “for great services in the field of research, exploration and use of outer space, many years of conscientious work, active social activities, continuation of the stellar feat of Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin ".
Pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, detachment of the FGBU CTC
Date and place of birth:
EDUCATION:
Graduated in 1989 high school in Sevastopol and entered the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.
In 1992 he transferred to the Kachin Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, from which he graduated with honors in the specialty "Command tactical aviation" with the qualification of "pilot-engineer" in 1994.
After graduation, he was enrolled in the first year at the Air Force Engineering Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and graduated in 1997 with a degree in “Testing aircraft"With the qualification" pilot-engineer-researcher ".
From 2006 to 2010 he studied at Russian academy civil service under the President of the Russian Federation and graduated with honors in the specialty "Jurisprudence" with the qualification "lawyer".
In 2014 he defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of technical sciences at the Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Yu.A. Gagarin.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
After graduating from the Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky served in the Air Force as a pilot, senior pilot. Since 1998, he served as a senior instructor pilot of the Heavenly Hussars aerobatics group at the Air Force Air Force Display Center at the Kubinka airbase, Moscow Region. He mastered the Yak-52, L-39, MiG-29 aircraft. The total flight time is over 500 hours. Completed over 300 parachute jumps.
Military pilot-instructor of the 2nd class, instructor of the paratrooper service, officer-diver.
PREPARATION FOR SPACE FLIGHTS:
In 2003 he was enrolled in the cosmonaut corps of the Yu.A. Gagarin.
From June 2003 to July 2005, he passed general space training. In July 2005 A.N. Shkaplerov was awarded the qualification "test cosmonaut".
From July 2008 to November 2009 he was trained as part of the ISS-22/23 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK, the ISS flight engineer.
From December 2009 to March 2011 I was preparing for space flight as part of the ISS-27/28 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK, the ISS flight engineer.
From April to September 2011, he was trained as part of the ISS-29/30 prime crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK and the ISS flight engineer.
From January 2013 to May 2014, he trained for a space flight as part of the ISS-40/41 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-M TPK and the ISS flight engineer.
From June to November 2014, he was trained as part of the ISS-42/43 prime crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-M TPK and the ISS flight engineer.
From October 2016 to March 2017, he was trained as part of the ISS-54/55 backup crew.
From March to September 2017, he was trained as part of the ISS-53/54 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz MS-06 TPK and the ISS flight engineer.
Since September 2017, he has been training as part of the ISS-54/55 prime crew as the commander of the Soyuz MS-07 TPK, the ISS-54 flight engineer and the ISS-55 commander.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:
1st space flight A.N. Shkaplerov performed from November 14, 2011 to April 27, 2012 as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-22 TPK and the ISS-29/30 flight engineer. During the flight, he performed a spacewalk lasting 6 hours 15 minutes. The flight duration was 165 days.
He completed his 2nd space flight from November 24, 2014 to June 11, 2015 as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-15M TPK and the ISS-42/43 flight engineer. In accordance with the flight program of A.N. Shkaplerov performed work with Russian transport cargo ships " Progress M-M”And European ATV, met TPK“ Soyuz TMA-16M ”. During the period of his activity on board the ISS, the cosmonaut carried out about 50 scientific and applied research and experiments, performed onboard photo and video filming. The flight duration was 199 days.
HONORARY RANKS AND AWARDS:
Hero of the Russian Federation, Gold Star medal;
honorary badge "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation";
order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree;
medals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: "For military valor" II degree, "For distinction in military service" I, II and III degrees, "For service in the Air Force."
Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol and the city of Gagarin, Smolensk Region.
HOBBIES: tennis, football, badminton, golf, fishing.
Anton Shkaplerov was born on February 20, 1972 in the city of Sevastopol, Republic of Crimea. In 1989 he graduated from high school number 30. Further, he studied for three years at the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School. In 1994 he graduated with honors from the Kachin Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, and in 1997 he received a diploma from the Air Force Engineering Academy named after Nikolai Zhukovsky, Faculty of Aircraft. Later, he studied at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, specializing in Jurisprudence.
Until 1998, he served in a combat unit of the Air Force of the Kaluga Region, in the village of Shaikovka. Then, for five years, he worked as a senior instructor pilot of the "Heavenly Hussars" aerobatic team at the Air Force Air Force Display Center. Then he became a squadron commander of an air force regiment in the village of Kubinka, Moscow region.
At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Qualification Commission on July 5, 2005, Anton Nikolaevich was awarded the qualification "test cosmonaut". Five years later, he was certified as a cosmonaut in the squadron of the Yuri Gagarin Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training.
He made his first flight into space on November 14, 2011 as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft. The total flight duration was 165 days 7 hours 31 minutes 34 seconds. During the flight, he made one spacewalk, lasting 6 hours 15 minutes.
By the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 2, 2013, Anton Nikolayevich Shkaplerov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his courage and heroism during a long space flight on the International Space Station, and was awarded the Gold Star medal.
The second flight started on November 24, 2014 as the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft commander, a member of the 42nd and 43rd ISS Expeditions together with Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Verts. On the same day, 5 hours 46 minutes after the launch, the spacecraft successfully docked to the Rassvet small research module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station... Later, on June 11, 2015, the ship undocked from the station. The descent vehicle TPK Soyuz TMA-15M landed safely in a given area of \u200b\u200bKazakhstan. The duration of the cosmonauts' flight was 199 days 16 hours 42 minutes 48 seconds.
The third flight started on December 17, 2017 as the commander of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft together with Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai. During the flight on February 2, 2018, he made one spacewalk, lasting 08 hours 13 minutes. The duration of the third flight of the cosmonauts was 199 days 16 hours 42 minutes 48 seconds.
The total duration of Shkaplerov's flights is 533 days 05 hours 31 minutes. During the expeditions, he went into open space twice, lasting 14 hours 28 minutes.
By the decree of the President of Russia Anton on May 29, 2019 Shkaplerov awarded the Order "For services to the fatherland, III degree", for courage and high professionalism shown during the implementation of a long space flight on the ISS.
In addition to space, Anton Nikolaevich is fond of tennis, football, badminton, golf. He devotes a lot of time to fishing and travel.
Awards and Recognition of Anton Shkaplerov
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (January 26, 2017) - for courage and high professionalism displayed during a long space flight on the International Space Station.
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
First class cosmonaut (08/14/2018, "For exemplary performance of manned space flights under the ISS program, as well as in accordance with the Regulation on Cosmonauts of the Russian Federation")
Medal "For Military Valor" II degree
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" I, II, III degree
Medal for Service in the Air Force.
"Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol" (11.09.2012)
Departmental award of Roscosmos, the Queen's badge.
Since March 9, 2013, an honorary citizen of the city of Gagarin "for great services in the field of exploration, exploration and use of outer space, many years of conscientious work, active social activities, the continuation of the stellar feat of Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin"
Biographies of cosmonauts of the USSR and the Russian Federation
ORDER NUMBER: 111/521 VIDEOBIOGRAPHY OF THE COSMONAUT
NUMBER OF FLIGHTS: 3
FLIGHT: 533 days 05 hours 31 minutes
OUTPUTS TO OPEN SPACE: 2
TOTAL DURATION: 14 hours 28 minutes
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
EDUCATION:
in 1989 - graduated from high school number 30 in the city of Sevastopol;
from 1989 to 1992 - studied at the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots;
in 1992 - transferred to the Kachin Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, from which he graduated with honors in 1994 with a degree in Command Tactical Aviation with the qualification of a pilot-engineer;
from 1994 to 1997 - studied at the Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky, from which he graduated in the specialty "Testing of aircraft" with the qualification "pilot-engineer-researcher";
from 2006 to 2010- studied at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation and graduated with honors in the specialty “Jurisprudence” with the qualification “lawyer”;
in 2014 -defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of technical sciences at the Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Yu.A. Gagarin.
ACTIVITIES BEFORE ENROLLING THE COSMONAUT Squad:
after graduating from the Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky - served in the Air Force units as a pilot, senior pilot;
since 1998 - served as a senior instructor pilot of the aerobatics group "Heavenly Hussars" of the Air Force Aviation Equipment Show Center at the Kubinka airbase, Moscow region.
DATE OF ARRIVAL IN THE SQUARE (SET NO., DATE):
September 12, 2002 - received a positive opinion (admission to special training) at a meeting of the Main Medical Commission (GMC);
May 29, 2003at a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for the selection of cosmonauts, he was enrolled in the cosmonaut corps of the RGNIITSPK im. Yu.A. Gagarin for general space training (OKP);
CLASSITY:
military pilot-instructor of the 2nd class, cosmonaut of the 1st class, instructor of the parachute-landing service, officer-diver. He mastered the Yak-52, L-39, MiG-29 aircraft. The total flight time is over 500 hours. Completed over 300 parachute jumps.
PREPARATION FOR SPACE FLIGHTS:
from June 2003 to July 2005 - passed general space training;
in July 2005 - awarded the qualification "test cosmonaut";
from July 2008 to November 2009 - trained as part of the ISS-22/23 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK and the ISS flight engineer;
from December 2009 to March 2011 - prepared for a space flight as part of the ISS-27/28 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK and the ISS flight engineer;
from April to September 2011- was trained as part of the ISS-29/30 prime crew as the commander of the Soyuz TMA TPK and the ISS flight engineer;
from January 2013 to May 2014 - prepared for a space flight as part of the ISS-40/41 backup crew as commander of the Soyuz TMA-M TPK and the ISS flight engineer;
from June to November 2014 -trained as a member of the ISS-42/43 prime crew as the Soyuz TMA-M TPK commander and the ISS flight engineer;
from March to September 2017, he was trained as part of the ISS-53/54 backup crew as the commander of the Soyuz MS-06 TPK and the ISS flight engineer;
from September to December 2017, he was trained as part of the ISS-54/55 prime crew as the commander of the Soyuz MS-07 TPK, the ISS-54 flight engineer and the ISS-55 commander.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:
1st flight - November 14, 2011- April 27, 2012
as commander of the Soyuz TMA-22 TPK and the ISS-29/30 flight engineer. During the flight, he performed a spacewalk lasting 6 hours 15 minutes. The flight duration was 165 days 07 hours 31 minutes.
Call sign:
Astrey.
2nd flight -
24 November 2014 -
June 11, 2015
as commander of the Soyuz TMA-15M TPK and the ISS-42/43 flight engineer .
In accordance with the flight program, Anton Shkaplerov performed work with the Russian transport cargo ships Progress M-M and the European ATV, met the TPK Soyuz TMA-16M. During the period of his activity on board the ISS, the cosmonaut conducted about 50 applied scientific research and experiments, performed onboard photo and video filming, and also prepared his Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft for return from orbit.
Durationb crew work on board the station was 199 days.
Call sign:
Astrey.
3rd flight - December 17, 2017 - June 3, 2018 as commander of the Soyuz MS-07 TPK, ISS-54 flight engineer and ISS-55 commander, together with NASA astronaut Scott Tingle and JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai . In accordance with the flight program, Anton Shkaplerov performed work with the Russian Progress MS transport cargo ships and the American Dragon, Cygnus, and met the Soyuz MS-08 TPK. During the period of his activity on board the ISS, the cosmonaut carried out over 50 scientific and applied research and experiments, performed onboard photo and video filming, and also prepared his Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft for return from orbit.
On February 2, 2018, he made one spacewalk lasting 08 hours 13 minutes, which became a new Russian record. During EVA, Anton Shkaplerov, together with Alexander Misurkin, dismantled the decommissioned antenna receiving device on the Zvezda SM unit compartment and installed a new receiving module of a broadband communication system on the instrument block of a highly directional antenna, which significantly increases the throughput and efficiency of telemetry and target information transmission to in real time using the Luch satellite system.
The duration of the crew's work on board the station was 168 days 05 hours 18 minutes.
Call sign: Astrey.
AWARDS:
in 2013 he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the presentation of the Gold Star medal and the honorary badge of the Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
Awarded with medals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
"For military valor" II degree;
"For distinction in military service" I, II and III degrees;
"For service in the Air Force";
“For strengthening the military community”;
100 Years of the Air Force;
Roscosmos departmental award Korolev sign.
Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol and the City of Gagarin, Smolensk Region.
CURRENT STATUS:
Instructor-cosmonaut-test cosmonaut detachment of Roskosmos.