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Author	Topic: Roscosmos recruits two Energia cosmonauts
Lewis007 Member Posts: 102 From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands Registered: Mar 2010	posted 04-30-2010 09:30 AM Roscosmos announced on April 28, 2010 that two cosmonaut candidates from Energia have been selected, who will go through cosmonaut training at the Gagarin Training Center. These two candidates are: Andrei Nikolayevich Babkin Sergei Vladimirovich Kud-Sverchkov Some more details on the two new cosmonaut candidates (from the Roscosmos site based on Google translation). Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Vladimirovich Born August 23, 1983 in Leninsk Kyzyl-Orda region of Kazakhstan. He graduated in 2006, Moscow State Technical University named after Bauman specialty rocket engines. Working experience: 09.2000 - 06.2006: Student of Moscow State Technical University (Bauman), Moscow 08.2006 - 12.2009: Engineer Category 2, Open Joint Stock Company Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region 12.2009 - present: Engineer Category 1, Open Joint Stock Company Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region Babkin, Andrey Nikolayevich Born April 21, 1969 in Bryansk. In 1995 he graduated Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, specialty life-support systems, candidate of technical sciences. Working experience: 07.1986 - 07.1987: Student Bryansk Institute of Transport Engineering, Bryansk 07.1987 - 05.1989: Military service 05.1989 - 08.1990: Student Bryansk Institute of Transport Engineering, Bryansk 08.1990 - 02.1995: Student at the Moscow Aviation Institute (Ordzhonikidze), Moscow 04.1997 - 10.2007: Engineer 2nd category, engineer 1st category Open Joint Stock Company Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region 10.2007 - present: Leading Scientist Open Joint Stock Company Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region Source: Roscosmos Press Service
eurospace Member Posts: 2610 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Dec 2000	posted 04-30-2010 11:44 AM Note that Kud-Sverchkov was born in Leninsk, the main city of the Baikonur Cosmodrome compound. Talk about a straight path into space...

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