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Personal: Male. Born in Engelstown, Saratov, Russia. Russian Strategic Rocket Force Russian Strategic Rocket Force Russian Strategic Rocket Force Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: Air Force Group 12 Supplemental - 1998. Active Entered space service: 9 February 1996. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 9.90 days. OFFICIAL NASA BIOGRAPHY OCTOBER 2004
YURI GEORGIEVICH SHARGIN (LIEUTENANT COLONEL) PERSONAL DATA: Was born on March 20, 1960. EDUCATION: In 1977 he entered the A. F. Mozhaysky Military Engineer Institute in Leningrad, graduating in 1982 with a certificate of mechanic engineer with "aircrafts" specialty. From 1991 to 1995 he graduated in absentia from the commanding department of F. E. Dzerzhinsky Military Engineer Academy. EXPERIENCE: Following graduation, from 1982 to 1986, he served in engineering positions at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. From 1987 to 1996 he served at the Military Office of "Energia" Rocket Space Corporation serving as engineer and chief of group. In May 1996, he was enrolled to cosmonauts-researchers of the Strategic Air Defense Force. From June 1996 to March 1998, he undertook general space training and, in March 1998, he was certified as a "test cosmonaut." Since September 1998, he has served as a test cosmonaut at the Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC). In October 1998, he started ISS program training. In February 2002 he was transferred to the Russian Federation Defense Ministry Space Force Commandant. In May 2002, he was attached to the cosmonaut team from the Defense Ministry Space Force and continued training for the ISS Program. Shargin was a member of the ISS Expedition-10 crew that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 13, 2004. The Soyuz docked with the International Space Station on October 15, 2004. Following eight days of joint operations, Shargin returned to earth with the Expedition-9 crew aboard the Soyuz-8 spacecraft on October 23, 2004. OCTOBER 2004 Shargin Spaceflight Log
Shargin Chronology 2 September 1998 - Russian Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 12 Supplemental selected.. 19 April 2004 - Soyuz TMA-4. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: ISS EO-8, ISS EO-9, ISS Delta. Soyuz TMA-4 was ISS transport mission ISS 8S and delivered the EO-9 caretaker crew of Gennadiy Padalka and Michael Fincke, together with the ESA/Netherlands Delta mission crewmember Andre Kuipers, to the Space Station. Soyuz TMA-4 docked with the nadir port on Zarya at 05:01 GMT on April 21 and the hatches to the ISS were opened at 06:30 GMT. Another gyro on the station had shut down prior to the docking and possibly would require a maintenance spacewalk to replace its failed electronics. After Soyuz TMA-5 docked with the ISS on October 16, the EO-9 crew handed activities over to the EO-10 crew. 1 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-54. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The International Space Station crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week, restoring an oxygen generator to partial operation and replacing a cabin air monitoring system. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke ...more... 8 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-55. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. As the end of its mission approaches, the Expedition 9 crew aboard the International Space Station prepared for the trip home by wrapping up science experiments and continuing maintenance operations of the vehicle. After spending six months onboard, the crew will greet its first visitors one week from today. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke ...more... 13 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-56. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The tenth crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission. The ISS Soyuz 9 spacecraft carried Station Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science ...more... 14 October 2004 - Soyuz TMA-5. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10. Soyuz TMA-5 docked with the Pirs module on October 16 at 0416 GMT. Aboard the spacecraft were the EO-10 crew of Sharipov and Chiao, and guest cosmonaut Shargin. After a week at the station, the EO-9 crew of Padalka and Fincke, together with Shargin, entered Soyuz TMA-4 at 18:14 GMT on October 23 and returned to earth. Chiao and Sharipov continued as the ISS skeleton station crew. 16 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-57. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. A 10th crew has arrived at the International Space Station to begin a six-month stay. Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov smoothly guided his Soyuz craft to a linkup with ...more... 23 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-58. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. After traveling more than 78 million miles aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke returned to Earth today. Returning with them was Russian Space Forces Test Cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, who had ...more... 24 October 2004 - Landing of Soyuz TMA-4. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-9, ISS EP-7. At 1814 GMT on October 23 Padalka, Fincke and guest cosmonaut Shargin (delivered for a one week mission aboard Soyuz TMA-5), entered Soyuz TMA-4 and closed the hatches leaving Chiao and Sharipov as the EO-10 station crew. Soyuz TMA-4 undocked at 21:08 GMT and made a small separation burn at 21:11 GMT. At 23:42 GMT the deorbit burn lowered the orbit from 353 x 366 km to -23 x 355 km. The descent module separated at 00:08 GMT on October 24, with a landing at 50.47 deg N / 67.12 deg E near Arkalyk at 00:36 GMT. 29 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-59. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The latest crewmembers to live and work aboard the International Space Station took a brief break early this week following handover from their departing colleagues, then began in earnest to acclimate themselves to their new home and orbiting laboratory. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov activated ...more... 6 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-60. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov picked up the pace of scientific, maintenance and familiarization activities aboard the International Space Station this week. A highlight of the week's scientific activities was work with an advanced diagnostic ...more... | ||
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