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Birth
On August 27, Sergei Krikalev was bron in Leningrad (San Petersburgo). -
High school graduation
Sergei Krikalev was graduated from High school in Leningrad -
Mechanical Engineering Degree
He received a Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Leningrad Mechanicak Institute. -
Entrance to the NPO Energia
He joined NPO Energia, a russian organization responsible for crewed space flight activities. -
Cosmonaut
Krikalev was selected as a cosmonaut. -
Basic training completed
He completed the basic training as a cosmonaut. -
First profesional training
He began traing for his first long-duration flight aboard the Mir space station. -
Soyuz TM-7(First Expedition)
Krikalev participated in his first long duration expedition to at the Soyuz TM-7 as a flight engineer. -
Returning From Soyuz TM-7
Krikalev returned from the Soyuz TM-7 mission. -
Returning from the Soyuz TM-12 mission
Krikalev returned to Earth after a veriety of experiments and same station maintenace tasks. -
Soyuz TM-12
Like the previous mission, He participated in a long expedition at the Mir Station Soyuz TM-12 as a flight engineer. -
Soyuz TM-13
Krikalev had decided to stay in the next mission as a flight ingineer, so he participated in the Soyuz TM-13 as replacement. -
Soviet Union Disolution
The Soviet Union was disolved one year later after Russia's independence, because of some economic and political problems. -
Returning from the Soyuz TM-13 mission
Krikalev returned from the Mir mission after another EVA-this are extravehicular activities done by an astronaut outside the spacecraft- and 311 days in the space due to the disolution of the URSS, which denied him to being able to land in his country(URSS). Thanks to this, Sergei Krikalev was named as the last soviet citizen with a Title of longest-serving man in space. -
Later Career
Krikalev was appointed Vice President of the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.