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Lonchakov was born in [[Balkhash]] and entered the Russian Air Force following graduation from high school in 1982. He served as a paratrooper and pilot and was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1997. Lonchakov's first spaceflight was [[Space Shuttle]] mission [[STS-100]], visiting the [[International Space Station]]. Lonchakov again visited the ISS in 2002 aboard the Russian spacecraft [[Soyuz TMA-1]]. |
Lonchakov was born in [[Balkhash]] and entered the Russian Air Force following graduation from high school in 1982. He served as a paratrooper and pilot and was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1997. Lonchakov's first spaceflight was [[Space Shuttle]] mission [[STS-100]], visiting the [[International Space Station]]. Lonchakov again visited the ISS in 2002 aboard the Russian spacecraft [[Soyuz TMA-1]]. |
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He was assigned as a Flight Engineer on [[Expedition 19]] |
He was assigned as a Flight Engineer on [[Expedition 19]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08052_Crew_Announcements.html|title=NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions |accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 11| publisher=NASA| year=2008| author=NASA}}</ref>, but was transferred to the [[Expedition 18]] crew as a Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander, after [[Salizhan Sharipov]] was removed from the crew due to health concerns. |
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Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov | |
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| Nationality | Kazakh / Russian |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, Russian Air Force |
Time in space | 22d 18h 24m |
| Selection | 1997 |
| Missions | STS-100, Soyuz TMA-1 |
Mission insignia |   |
Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov (Russian: Юрий Валентинович Лончаков; born 4 March, 1965) is a Russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions.
Lonchakov was born in Balkhash and entered the Russian Air Force following graduation from high school in 1982. He served as a paratrooper and pilot and was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1997. Lonchakov's first spaceflight was Space Shuttle mission STS-100, visiting the International Space Station. Lonchakov again visited the ISS in 2002 aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-1.
He was assigned as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 19[1], but was transferred to the Expedition 18 crew as a Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander, after Salizhan Sharipov was removed from the crew due to health concerns.
References
- ^ NASA (2008). "NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions". NASA.
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