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Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Сергей Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov; born 27 August 1958) is a Russian mechanical engineer, former cosmonaut and former head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union collapsed. Unable to come home, he wound up spending two times longer than originally planned in orbit. They simply refused to bring...
Jul 24, 2022 · Sergei Krikalev, who logged over 800 days on station, shares his unique perspective on the power of collaboration in space and looking down on Earth
Dec 26, 2021 · Sergei Krikalev had a God's eye view of the fall of the Iron Curtain. He wasn't given much choice in the matter. by Jon Kelvey. Dec. 26, 2021.
Jul 29, 2021 · Sergei Krikalev is a Russian cosmonaut, and for many years, he held the record for spending the most time in space. He was up there a total of 804 days, nine days, and 39 minutes (via Universe Today ), but the most impressive is how he achieved it.
Jun 12, 2020 · Dubbed “the last Soviet citizen” and “the man who is sick of flying,” cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev blasted off into space on May 18, 1991 and unwittingly became a pawn in international politics. For 312 days he watched as the communist superpower, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, became the Russian Federation.
Krikalev was selected as a cosmonaut in 1985, completing his basic training in 1986, and, for a time, was assigned to the Buran Shuttle programme. In early 1988, he began training for his first long-duration flight aboard the Mir space station.
