Sergey Zalyotin

Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin
Born (1962-04-21) April 21, 1962 (age 62)
StatusRetired
NationalityRussian
OccupationPilot
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel, Russian Air Force
Time in space
83d 16h 36m
Selection1990 TsPK Cosmonaut Group
MissionsSoyuz TM-30, Soyuz TMA-1/TM-34
Mission insignia

Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin (Russian: Серге́й Викторович Залётин; born April 21, 1962) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.

Zalyotin was born in Tula and attended the Borisoglebsk Higher Military School before becoming a fighter pilot in the Russian Air Force. He also holds a degree in ecological management. Zalyotin was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1990. In 2000, Zalyotin was a member of the final resident crew aboard the Mir space station. He briefly visited the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-1 in 2002.