Aleksandr Samokutyaev

Alexander Samokutyaev
Александр Самокутяев
Samokutyayev in 2011
Member of the State Duma for
Penza Oblast
Assumed office
23 September 2020[1]
Preceded byLeonid Levin
ConstituencyLermontovsky (No. 147)
Personal details
Born (1970-03-13) 13 March 1970 (age 54)
Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR
Political party
SpouseOksana Nikolaevna Samokutyaeva
ChildrenAnastasia Samokutyaeva
Parents
  • Mikhail Samokutyaev (father)
  • Maria Samokutyaeva (mother)
Education
OccupationPilot
Websitesamokutyaev.ru (in Russian)
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel
Time in space
331d 11h 25m
Selection2003 TsPK Group
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
10 hours 1 minute
MissionsSoyuz TMA-21 (Expedition 27/28), Soyuz TMA-14M (Expedition 41/42)
Mission insignia

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev (Russian: Александр Михайлович Самокутяев; born 13 March 1970 in Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. Samokutyaev served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. He also served as the Soyuz TMA-21 commander.[2] He most recently served on the Soyuz TMA-14M Expedition 41/42 crew aboard the ISS. He was hired as a cosmonaut in the summer of 2003.

Since 2020, he has represented the Lermontovsky constituency in the State Duma.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tookoffice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ de Carbonnel, Alissa (8 April 2011). "Soyuz docks 50 years after Gagarin's voyage". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 30 January 2022.