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Biographical Data

Kornienko Mikhail Borisovich
Test Cosmonaut of the Energia
Rocket/Space Corporation (RSC)

PERSONAL DATA: Born April 15, 1960, in Syzran, Kuibyshev region, Russia. Married to Irina Anatolievna Kornienko (Savostina). They have a daughter, Natalia. His father, Boris G. Kornienko (1928-1965), a military pilot, perished in an airplane crash. His mother, Faina M. Kornienko resides in Moscow. Hobbies include running, swimming, athletics, and mountaineering.

EDUCATION: Graduated from secondary school in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 1977. Served in the paratroops from 1978 to 1980. From 1981 to 1987 he studied at the Moscow Aviation Institute, graduating with an engineering degree (aircraft engine mechanical engineer).

AWARDS: Recipient of the Gagarin Medal.

EXPERIENCE: In 1980 Kornienko completed his military service and worked for the Moscow Militia from 1980 to 1986. In 1986 he retired from the militia and started working for a mechanical engineering design bureau as test engineer. From 1991 to 1995 he worked for commercial companies. In April 1995 Kornienko started working at the Energia Rocket Space Corporation (RSC) as an engineer with responsibility for technical documentation and software for testing and crew EVA training.

SPACEFLIGHT TRAINING: In February, 1998 Kornienko was selected as an Energia test cosmonaut candidate, and in 1999, following basic training at the Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, was qualified as a test cosmonaut. From August 2001 to February 2003 Kornienko was assigned to the ISS 8 back up crew as an ISS flight engineer and Soyuz TM commander (for a launch on the Shuttle). Due to the Columbia tragedy the crew was reassigned. From March 2003 to August 2005 he participated in RS ISS advanced training. From September 2005 to January 2006 he participated in ISS advanced training. From February 2006 he trained as an ISS 15 back up engineer and Soyuz TMA back up flight engineer. From March 2007 to August 2008 he participated in RS ISS advanced training. In August 2008 he began training as an ISS 23/24 flight engineer and Soyuz TMA flight engineer. He currently lives and works aboard the International Space Station having launched aboard Soyuz TMA-18 on April 2, 2010.

JUNE 2010