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Suraev Maxim Victorovich (Colonel, Russian Air Force)
SOYUZ TMA COMMANDER, TEST-COSMONAUT OF THE RUSSIAN
STATE ORGANIZATION “GAGARIN RESEARCH & TEST COSMONAUT
TRAINING CENTER”
PERSONAL DATA: Born May 24, 1972, in Chelyabinsk. Married to Suraeva (nee Khorokhordina) Anna Alexandrovna. They have two daughters, Arina and Ksenia Hobbies include sports and reading.
EDUCATION: In 1994, he graduated with honors from the Kachin Air Force Pilot School as pilot-engineer; graduated with honors from the Zhukovski Air Force Academy in 1997 as pilot-engineer-researcher; received a law degree from the Russian Academy of Civil Service in 2007.
EXPERIENCE: Suraev is qualified to fly L-39 and Su-27 aircraft, and has logged around 700 hours of flight time. Suraev is a Class 3 Air Force pilot, a qualified diver and paraborne instructor.
From December 1997 to November 1999, Suraev completed basic space training. In November 1999 he was qualified as a test-cosmonaut.
Starting January 2000 he was in ISS advanced training. From March 2006 until April 2008 Suraev was assigned as a backup ISS 17 crewmember. From April 2008 until March 2009 he was a member of the ISS 19 backup crew.
Since April 2009 Suraev is assigned to the ISS 21/22 prime mission.
AUGUST 2009