Konstantin Borisov
Russian cosmonaut on SpaceX Crew-7 and Expedition 69/70.
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Borisov is a Russian cosmonaut who flew on the SpaceX Crew-7 mission that launched on 26 August 2023. He served as a flight engineer on Expedition 69/70 to the International Space Station. The mission landed off the coast of Florida on 12 March 2024 after spending 199 days in space and orbiting the Earth 3,184 times.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Konstantin Sergeyevich Borisov
- Born
- 14 August 1984
- Birthplace
- Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Education
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (BEcon)
- University of Warwick (MS)
- Moscow Aviation Institute (MS)
- Current occupation
- Test cosmonaut
- Selection
- 17th Cosmonaut Group (2018)
- Missions
- SpaceX Crew-7 (Expedition 69/70)
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Background
Borisov was born on 14 August 1984 in Smolensk. He earned a Bachelor of Economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics on 27 June 2007. From 27 September 2006 to 3 December 2007 he studied at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, where he received a Master of Science in Operations Research and Systems Analysis. In June 2018, he completed his studies at the Moscow Aviation Institute on the Master Program Life Support Systems for Aircraft (2016–2018), with the qualification Master in the direction of Aircraft Building. Borisov was selected as a cosmonaut in 2018, along with seven others. He passed the state exam in December 2020 to be qualified for spaceflight assignments.
Did You Know?
- He was selected as a cosmonaut in 2018, one of eight chosen that year.
- His SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched on 26 August 2023 and landed off the coast of Florida on 12 March 2024.
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