Sergei Krikalev
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Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut. He is a veteran of six spaceflights, including two long-duration missions to Mir, two short-duration missions abo
Krikalev in 2022
Expedition 11 commander Sergei Krikalev dons a training space suit.
Krikalev with James H. Newman (left) during STS-88
Saint Petersburg
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Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finla
Sergei Krikalev
…2014, he has worked for Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, where he is a Deputy Director General leading human spaceflight efforts. Krikalev was born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). He enjoys swimming, skiing, cycling, aerobatic flying, and amateur radio operations, particularly…
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo
Spb 06 2017 img 20 St Michael Castle
Winter Palace Panorama 3
Palace Bridge SPB