Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin | |
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Born | |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Space career | |
Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Rank | Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 83d 16h 36m |
Selection | 1990 TsPK Cosmonaut Group |
Missions | Soyuz 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.