Andrey Fedyaev

Andrey Valerievich Fedyaev (Russian Cyrillic: Андрей Валерьевич Федяев; born February 26, 1981) is a Russian cosmonaut.

Andrey Valerievich Fedyaev
Born (1981-02-26) 26 February 1981
Serov, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationTest cosmonaut
Space career
Cosmonaut
Previous occupation
Pilot, VVS
RankMajor, VVS
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionTsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group
MissionsSpaceX Crew-6 (Expedition 68/69)
Mission insignia

Biography

Fedyaev received an engineering degree in air transport and Air Traffic Control from the Balashov Military Aviation School in 2004. Following graduation, Fedyaev joined the Russian Air Force in the 317th mixed aviation segment. He obtained the rank of major before his retirement in 2013. He logged over 500 hours in Russian aircraft.

Fedyaev was selected as a cosmonaut in 2012. He reported to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014.

On July 15, 2022, he was assigned to the SpaceX Crew-6 mission after a recent crew swap agreement between NASA and Roscosmos.[1] This mission has a February 2023 launch schedule.[2] He was one of the mission specialists, along with the Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi.[3]

References
  1. Meghan Bartels (2022-07-21). "SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA slips to late September". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. Chang, Kenneth (2022-10-05). "SpaceX Launches to Space Station With Russian Astronaut Among Crew of 4". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. Bardan, Roxana (2022-12-21). "NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch". NASA. Retrieved 2023-01-09.


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