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Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub (; born 10 June 1984) is a
cosmonaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a List of human spaceflight programs, human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spa ...
selected by the
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space agency in
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.


Biography

Prior to selection as a cosmonaut, Chub obtained a degree in
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and
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from the South-Russian State Technical University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) in 2006 as the top member of his class. He subsequently obtained a graduate degree in economics from the same institution. Prior to his selection as a cosmonaut, Chub directed the astronautics firm Space Tu, LLC. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014. In 2019 Chub participated to the training
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, organized by the
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, held between
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and
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. Chub trained as a backup crewmember for the
Soyuz MS-12 Soyuz MS-12 was a Soyuz spaceflight that launched on 14 March 2019, carrying three members of the Expedition 59 crew to the International Space Station. The mission ended on 3 October 2019 when Soyuz-MS-12 successfully landed. Crew Backup ...
flight to the
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, and in accordance with his Roscosmos biography, had been selected as a crewmember for the
Soyuz MS-17 Soyuz MS-17 was a Soyuz spaceflight that was launched on 14 October 2020. It transported three crew members of the Expedition 63/ 64 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-17 was the 145th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The cr ...
mission, but was subsequently replaced by American astronaut
Kathleen Rubins Kathleen Hallisey "Kate" Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7 ...
. In January 2022 Chub was denied without explanation a
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to the
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to visit the
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and to hold a five-week session there to get acquainted with the American segment of the ISS. Roscosmos considered that the decision of the American side threatens the safety of the astronaut on the ISS. After the publication of this information, a visa for a trip to the United States was issued to Chub a few days later. Chub was again assigned as a backup crew member for
Soyuz MS-22 Soyuz MS-22 was a Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station with a crew of three launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 21 September 2022. The launch, previously planned for 13 September 2022, was subsequently delayed to 21 Sep ...
, and then flew on MS-24. He returned on
Soyuz MS-25 Soyuz MS-25, Russian production No. 756 and identified by NASA as Soyuz 71S, was a Russian crewed Soyuz (spacecraft), Soyuz spaceflight from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Crew MS-25 saw was the first launch of two w ...
after a year long mission in space.


References


External links


Astronaut.ru biography

Roscosmos biography


1984 births Living people People from Novocherkassk Russian cosmonauts Spacewalkers Crew members of the International Space Station {{astronaut-stub