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Also known as Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko

Russian cosmonaut

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Oleg Kononenko is a Russian and Turkmen engineer and astronaut born in 1964 in Türkmenabat. He is a male native Russian speaker who was educated at the National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute. Kononenko holds the rank of lieutenant and has participated in extra-vehicular activities. He is a member of the crew of Soyuz MS-11, Soyuz TMA-03M, Soyuz TMA-17M, and Soyuz MS-24, and was part of Expedition 31.

His service in space has totaled 1599296 units of time. Kononenko has received several awards, including Hero of the Russian Federation, the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, and the Order of Orange-Nassau. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection.

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Type
Person
Country
SU
Active from
1971-03-13

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Key facts

Born
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko , ( 1964-06-21 ) 21 June 1964 (age 61) , Chardzhou , Turkmen SSR , Soviet Union
Occupation
Engineer
Awards
Hero of the Russian Federation Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Hero of Turkmenistan Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Status
Active
Time in space
1,110 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes
Selection
MKS Cosmonaut Group (1996)
Total eva time
44 hours, 30 minutes
Missions
Soyuz TMA-12 ( Expedition 17 ) Soyuz TMA-03M ( Expedition 30 / 31 ) Soyuz TMA-17M ( Expedition 44 / 45 ) Soyuz MS-11 ( Expedition 57 / 58 / 59 ) Soyuz MS-24 / MS-25 ( Expedition 69 / 70 / 71 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Turkmenistan
Place of birth
Türkmenabat
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Military rank
lieutenant
Image
Oleg Kononenko in 2002.jpg
Significant event
extra-vehicular activity
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Commons category
Oleg Kononenko
date of birth
1964-06-21
time in space
1599296
member of the crew of
Expedition 71
member of
Expedition 31
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Encyclopedic overview

Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer on Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 57 and commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11, and as a flight engineer on Expedition 69 and Expedition 70 and commander of Expedition 71 aboard Soyuz MS-24/Soyuz MS-25.

Kononenko has accumulated 1,111 days in space over the course of five long-duration missions on the ISS. On 4 February 2024, at 07:30:08 UTC, he broke the record for the most time spent in space previously held by Gennady Padalka at 878 days.

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