Mikhail Kornienko: Difference between revisions

| type = [[Russian Federal Space Agency|RKARoscosmos]] Cosmonautcosmonaut

| status = ActiveRetired

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|04|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Syzran]], Kuibyshev (Samara) Region, RussiaRussian SFSR, Soviet Union

| missions = [[Soyuz TMA-18]] ([[Expedition 23]]/[[Expedition 24|24]]), [[Soyuz TMA-16M]]/[[Soyuz TMA-18M]] ([[Expedition 43]]/[[Expedition 44|44]]/[[Expedition 45|45]]/[[Expedition 46|46]], [[ISS year-long mission]])

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'''Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko''' (Михаил Борисович Корниенко; born April 15, April 1960) is a Russian [[cosmonaut]]. Kornienkowho servedhas asundertaken a flightmultiple engineermissions onto the [[International Space Station]] during [[Expedition 23]]/[[Expedition 24|24]] and was selected along with [[Scott Kelly (astronautISS)|Scott Kelly]] for a year-long mission aboard the ISS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/meet-the-twins-unlocking-the-secrets-of-space/ |title=NASA's One-Year Mission with Mark and Scott Kelly |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |author=Jeffrey Kluger |date=18 Dec 2014}}</ref>

Kornienko was born in [[Syzran]], [[Kuybyshev Oblast]], [[Russian SFSR]]. He is married to Irina Kornienko, a physiciandoctor. They have a grown daughter. His father, Boris G. Kornienko, a military pilot, perished in an Mi-6 helicopter crash in October 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition23/kornienko_interview_prt.htm |title=Preflight Interview: Mikhail Kornienko |date=23 March 2010 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> His mother, Faina M. Kornienko, born in 1931 is retired.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kornienko.html |title=Biographical Data:Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko |author=NASA |date=November 2006 |accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref>

Kornienko graduated from secondary school No. 15, [[Chelyabinsk;]], Russia, in 1977. From 1981 to 1987 he studied at the [[Moscow Aviation Institute]] named after S. Ordzhonikidze.

Upon graduation from school in 1977, he worked at a radio equipment plant in [[Chelyabinsk]], Russia. In May 1978, Kornienko was called to service in the [[Soviet Army]]. He served in the paratrooperAirborne forcesForces (VDV) in Kirovobad[[Ganja, AzerbaidzhanAzerbaijan|Kirovabad]], [[Azerbaijan]] in the USSR. In May 1980, he completed his military service with the rank of a [[junior sergeant]]. Kornienko worked for the [[Moscow MilitiaCity Police|Moscow Municipal Militsiya]] from 1980–19861980 to 1986. At the same time he attended the evening Departmentdepartment of the [[Moscow Aviation Institute]]. Upon graduation in 1987 from the institute, he was qualified as a liquid propellant rocket engines mechanical engineer. He resigned from the MilitiaMilitsiya in 1986 and entered a mechanical engineering design bureau. During 1986 to 1991 Kornienko worked in the Baikonur Launch Facility as a launch equipment specialist.

He worked for commercial companies between late 1991 to early 1995. From October 1991 to December 1992 he was the OOO Transvostok Technical and Production Department Director. From January 1993 to April 1995 he was the LLC ESTE General Director. In October 1995, Kornienko started working at the Energia Rocket/ Space Corporation ([[RSC Energia]]) as an engineer. He was assigned withto developingdevelop technical documentation for cosmonaut primary and backup crew tests and training. He took part in [[extravehicular activity]] (EVA) tests in simulated zero-gravity at the hydrolab and at the Selen dynamic stand. In the process of this work he acquired experience in organizing extravehicular repair/refurbishment and assembly activities on the ''[[Mir]]'' orbital station. He also directly participated in testing the Energia RSC production on the testing ground.

On February 24, February 1998, Kornienko was selected as a test cosmonaut candidate<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss15/kornienko.html |title=Mikhail B. Kornienko |date=March 2007 |author=ENERGIA RSC |accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref> and, in 1999, following basic training at the [[Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center]], he was qualified as a test cosmonaut. Since 1999, he has trained in the [[International Space Station]] group. He served on the ISS [[Expedition 8]] backup crew as a flight engineer.

Kornienko was aboard the space station as a Flight Engineer, being part of the [[Expedition 23]]/[[Expedition 24|24]] crew. He lifted off on April 2, April 2010, along with fellow Russian cosmonaut [[Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)|Aleksandr Skvortsov]] and NASA astronaut [[Tracy Caldwell-Dyson]] aboard [[Soyuz TMA-18]] from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp23/100402launch.html |title=Soyuz crew transport capsule heads for space station |author=William Harwood |publisher=Spaceflight Now |date=April 2, 2010 |accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref>

Ending Expedition 24, the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft carrying Mikhail Kornienko, Alexander Skvortsov and NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson undocked from the space station at 10:02&nbsp;pm EDT on 24 September 24, 2010. Following a normal descent, the Soyuz crew landed at 5:23&nbsp;am GMT ear Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on September 25 September.

On 27 July 272010, 2010 Kornienko and fellow Russian cosmonaut [[Fyodor Yurchikhin]] participated in a spacewalk outside the ISS. The two cosmonauts on July 23 July put on their Orlan spacesuits and performed a dry run of the spacewalk activities. From inside the Pirs docking compartment they checked out the Orlan systems, practiced translation movements and tested their mobility. During the spacewalk, Kornienko and Yurchikhin outfitted the Rassvet module's (MRM1) Kurs automated rendezvous system, installed cables and remove and replaced a video camera.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition24/eva_briefing_072110.html |title=Expedition 24 Spacewalk Briefing |author=NASA |date=July 21, 2010 |accessdate=July 24, 2010}}</ref> The spacewalk began at 04:11 UTC as Kornienko and Yurchikhin donned in Orlan spacesuits, depressurized the internal volume of the Pirs docking compartment airlock and ventured outside into space. It was the 25th Russian spacewalk performed from the station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/cosmonauts-spacewalk-space-station-lost-tool-100727.html |title=Despite Losing Tools, Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk |author=Clara Moskowitz|author-link= Clara Moskowitz |publisher=[[SPACE.com]] |date=July 27, 2010 |accessdate=July 28, 2010}}</ref> At one point around 06:45 UTC the two spacewalkers accidentally lost an unidentified object that floated away from their perch on the side of the ISS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/100727eva/ |title=Spacewalkers complete overnight excursion |author=Justin Ray |publisher=Spaceflight Now |date=July 27, 2010 |accessdate=July 28, 2010}}</ref> The cosmonauts speculated that the lost item was an attachment fixture to secure the cables in place once they are installed. About an hour later, another unidentified item, appeared to be a washer accidentally floated off. The spacewalk lasted six hours and 42 minutes.

[[File:ISS Yearlong mission patch.png|thumbnail|right|Patch for yearlongyear long mission]]

In November, 2012, [[NASA]], the [[Russian Federal Space Agency]] (Roscosmos), and their international partners selected two veteran spacefarers for a one-year mission aboard the [[International Space Station]] in 2015. This mission included collecting scientific data important to future human exploration of our solar system. NASA selected [[Scott Kelly (astronaut)|Scott Kelly]], and Roscosmos chose Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly and Kornienko launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in [[Kazakhstan]] in March 2015 and landed on March 1, March 2016 at 22:00hr00. Kelly and Kornienko already have a connection; Kelly was a backup crew member for the station's [[Expedition 23]]/[[Expedition 24|24]] crews, where Kornienko served as a flight engineer. The goal of their yearlong expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory was to understand better how the human body reacts and adapts to the harsh environment of space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150325-one-year-iss-preview.html |title=One-Year ISS Mission Preview: 28 Experiments, 4 Expeditions and 2 Crew Members |date=25 March 2015 |publisher=[[The Planetary Society]]}}</ref> Data from the 12-month expedition will help inform current assessments of crew performance and health and will determine better and validate countermeasures to reduce the risks associated with future exploration as NASA plans for missions around the moon, an asteroid and ultimately Mars.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/nov/HQ_12-406_ISS_1-Year_Crew.html |title=NASA, Roscosmos Assign Veteran Crew to Yearlong Space Station Mission |publisher=NASA |date=November 26, 2012 |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>