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Anton Nikolayevich Shkaplerov Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 20 February 1972.

Personal: Male, Married, One. Born in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Russian Air Force Kachinsky Air Force School,1994. Zhukovsky Air Force Institute, 1997. Russian Air Force Fighter pilot and Major in the Russian Air Force when selected for cosmonaut training. His service career included work as a senior L-39 trainer instructor pilot with the Nebesnye Hussars air group near Kubinka, Moscow. He also had flight experience on MiG-29 fighter aircraft.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Air Force Group 13 - 2003. Training Entered space service: 29 May 2003. Cosmonaut training 16 June 2003 - 28 June 2005.

Bibliography:

Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", Web Address when accessed: http://www.spacefacts.de/.

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