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He was selected as a backup flight engineer for [[Soyuz MS-02]]. He was made a prime crew member of [[Soyuz MS-04]] but, due to Russian budget cuts, the crews were changed and Tikhonov was then slated to make his first spaceflight on the [[Soyuz MS-10]] spacecraft. He was again removed from the manifest due to delays in launching the Russian [[Nauka (ISS module)|Nauka]] module.<ref name=noUSCDR>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaspace.com/2018/05/30/no-u-s-crew-will-command-the-international-space-station-in-2019/ |title=No U.S. Crew Will Command The International Space Station in 2019 |publisher=AmericaSpace |author=Ben Evans |date=May 30, 2018 |access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=reducedcrew>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaspace.com/2016/10/30/as-soyuz-ms-01-lands-international-partners-look-ahead-to-reduced-crewing-in-2017/ |title=As Soyuz MS-01 Lands, International Partners Look Ahead to Reduced Crewing in 2017 |publisher=AmericaSpace |author=Ben Evans |date= October 30, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2018}}</ref> He was scheduled to fly into space as commander of the [[Soyuz MS-15]] mission, although he was removed for a third time following the aborted launch of Soyuz MS-10, and the subsequent crew changes that followed. He was scheduled to finally make his first flight onboard [[Soyuz MS-16]] in 2020, but ended replaced due medical reasons.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=katlinegrey |number=230157111285469186 |date=2020-02-16 |title=Breaking news! #Roscosmos decided to replace the crew members of #SoyuzMS16 with the backup crew due to medical indications. https://rbc.ru/technology_and... }}</ref> |
He was selected as a backup flight engineer for [[Soyuz MS-02]]. He was made a prime crew member of [[Soyuz MS-04]] but, due to Russian budget cuts, the crews were changed and Tikhonov was then slated to make his first spaceflight on the [[Soyuz MS-10]] spacecraft. He was again removed from the manifest due to delays in launching the Russian [[Nauka (ISS module)|Nauka]] module.<ref name=noUSCDR>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaspace.com/2018/05/30/no-u-s-crew-will-command-the-international-space-station-in-2019/ |title=No U.S. Crew Will Command The International Space Station in 2019 |publisher=AmericaSpace |author=Ben Evans |date=May 30, 2018 |access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name=reducedcrew>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaspace.com/2016/10/30/as-soyuz-ms-01-lands-international-partners-look-ahead-to-reduced-crewing-in-2017/ |title=As Soyuz MS-01 Lands, International Partners Look Ahead to Reduced Crewing in 2017 |publisher=AmericaSpace |author=Ben Evans |date= October 30, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2018}}</ref> He was scheduled to fly into space as commander of the [[Soyuz MS-15]] mission, although he was removed for a third time following the aborted launch of Soyuz MS-10, and the subsequent crew changes that followed. He was scheduled to finally make his first flight onboard [[Soyuz MS-16]] in 2020, but ended replaced due medical reasons.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=katlinegrey |number=230157111285469186 |date=2020-02-16 |title=Breaking news! #Roscosmos decided to replace the crew members of #SoyuzMS16 with the backup crew due to medical indications. https://rbc.ru/technology_and... }}</ref> |
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[[File:Expedition 49 backup crew members in front of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft mock-up in Star City, Russia.jpg |left|thumb|Tikhonov(right) as part of the [[Soyuz MS-02]] backup crew.]] |
[[File:Expedition 49 backup crew members in front of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft mock-up in Star City, Russia.jpg |left|thumb|Tikhonov (right) as part of the [[Soyuz MS-02]] backup crew.|alt=]] |
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In July 2020 it was reported he had left the cosmonaut corps "in connection with new data on his state of health". <ref name=resignation>{{cite web|url=http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=5036 |title=Cosmonaut Nikolai Tikhonov dropped out of the cosmonaut corps |publisher=gctc.ru |date=Jul 31, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Nikolay Tikhonov | |
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| Born | May 23, 1982 |
| Status | Retired (Jul 2020) |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Space career | |
| RSA Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | None |
| Selection | 2006 RSA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-18 |
Nikolay Vladimirovich Tikhonov (born May 23, 1982) has been a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006. He was scheduled to make his first space flight in 2021, onboard Soyuz MS-18.
Cosmonaut career
After working as an engineer for RKKE, he was selected for cosmonaut training in 2006. He was selected as a backup flight engineer for Soyuz MS-02. He was made a prime crew member of Soyuz MS-04 but, due to Russian budget cuts, the crews were changed and Tikhonov was then slated to make his first spaceflight on the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. He was again removed from the manifest due to delays in launching the Russian Nauka module.[1][2] He was scheduled to fly into space as commander of the Soyuz MS-15 mission, although he was removed for a third time following the aborted launch of Soyuz MS-10, and the subsequent crew changes that followed. He was scheduled to finally make his first flight onboard Soyuz MS-16 in 2020, but ended replaced due medical reasons.[3]
In July 2020 it was reported he had left the cosmonaut corps "in connection with new data on his state of health". [4]
References
- ^ Ben Evans (May 30, 2018). "No U.S. Crew Will Command The International Space Station in 2019". AmericaSpace. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Ben Evans (October 30, 2016). "As Soyuz MS-01 Lands, International Partners Look Ahead to Reduced Crewing in 2017". AmericaSpace. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ @katlinegrey (2020-02-16). "Breaking news! #Roscosmos decided to replace the crew members of #SoyuzMS16 with the backup crew due to medical indications. https://rbc.ru/technology_and..." (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
- ^ "Cosmonaut Nikolai Tikhonov dropped out of the cosmonaut corps". gctc.ru. Jul 31, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.