Aleksandr Gorbunov | |
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Александр Горбунов | |
.jpg) Gorbunov in 2023 | |
| Born | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov 24 May 1990 |
| Status | Active |
| Alma mater | Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Test cosmonaut |
Previous occupation | Design engineer for Energia |
| Rank | Lieutenant, Russian Air Force (reserve) |
Time in space | 42 days, 17 hours, 44 minutes (currently in space) |
| Selection | 17th Cosmonaut Group (2018) |
| Missions | SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 72) |
Mission insignia |   |
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Горбунов; born 24 May 1990) is a Russian cosmonaut. Born in Zheleznogorsk, Gorbunov studied engineering at the Moscow Aviation Institute.
He a lieutenant in the Air Force reserve of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces and worked as an engineer for Energia, supporting cargo spacecraft launches.
He was selected to join the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps in 2018. He is currently on his first flight to space, having launched on SpaceX Crew-9 in September 2024 and serving as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 72.