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Oleg Kononenko

1964 - Today

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Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer on Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 57 and commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11, and as a flight engineer on Expedition 69 and Expedition 70 and commander of Expedition 71 aboard Soyuz MS-24/Soyuz MS-25. Kononenko has accumulated 1,111 days in space over the course of five long-duration missions on the ISS. On 4 February 2024, at 07:30:08 UTC, he broke the record for the most time spent in space previously held by Gennady Padalka at 878 days. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oleg Kononenko is the 200th most popular astronaut (down from 130th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Turkmen Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Oleg Kononenko ranks 200 out of 556. Before him are Paul Lockhart, Michael López-Alegría, Oleg Atkov, Yuri Malenchenko, Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, and Patrick Baudry. After him are Yury Malyshev, Elliot See, Laurel Clark, James C. Adamson, Karol J. Bobko, and Ronald J. Garan Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Oleg Kononenko ranks 247. Before him are Mauro Gianetti, Lauren Vélez, Sebastiano Rossi, David Spade, Néstor Gorosito, and Vladimir Smirnov. After him are Emmanuel Lubezki, Nicole, Muharrem İnce, Andrea Montermini, Mihoko Iwaya, and Minami Takayama.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Oleg Kononenko ranks 33 out of 50. Before him are Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (756), Berdi Kerbabayev (1894), Kurban Berdyev (1952), Durdy Bayramov (1938), Muhammetnazar Gapurow (1922), and Raşit Meredow (1960). After him are Metaksia Simonyan (1926), Inha Babakova (1967), Aman Tuleyev (1944), Elnur Hüseynov (1987), Remigija Nazarovienė (1967), and Wladimir Baýramow (1980).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Turkmenistan

Among astronauts born in Turkmenistan, Oleg Kononenko ranks 1. 

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