IVANISHIN Anatoly

Hero of Russian Federation,
ROSCOSMOS Test Cosmonaut, Russia

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: January 15, 1969, Irkutsk, Russia.

FAMILY STATUS: married, has one child.

EDUCATION:

In 1986 he finished secondary school in Irkutsk.

In 1987 Ivanishin entered Chernigov Higher Military Pilot School (HMPS) and in 1991 he graduated from it with a gold medal.

In 2003 he graduated from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Information Science.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

After graduating Chernigov Higher Military Pilot School he served in combat air force units as a master pilot of aviation. Piloted L-39, MiG-29, Su-27.

In 2003 he was enlisted in the cosmonaut detachment to pass general space training (GST).

From June, 2003 to July, 2005 he passed general space training (GST) and state examinations with mark «excellent».

In July 2005 he was qualified as a test cosmonaut.

From August, 2005 to July, 2009 he passed training course on ISS training program.

From August, 2009 to December, 2010 Anatoliy Ivanishin participated in training as a backup crew commander of Soyuz space craft, onboard engineer ISS-26 and commander of ISS-27.

From December, 2010 to April, 2011 he trained as a flight engineer of ISS-27/28 backup crew.

From April, 2011 to November, 2011 he trained as a flight engineer of ISS-29/30 prime crew.

In July, 2012 he was recognized as a ROSCOSMOS 3-d class test cosmonaut.

From April, 2012 to December, 2014 he trained in the group of specialty and development for spacecraft Soyuz TMA-M and Russian segment of ISS.

From December, 2014 to December, 2015 he trained as a commander of ISS-48/49 prime crew, commander of Soyuz MS spacecraft, flight engineer of ISS-48 and commander of ISS-49.

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Anatoly performed his first space flight at a period of November 14, 2011 to April 27, 2012 as a flight engineer of Soyuz TMA-22 and a flight engineer of ISS-29/30. The mission duration was 165 days.

AWARDS AND RANKS:

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
Gold Star Medal of Hero of the Russian Federation,
Medal for Combat Heroism Second Class,
Distinguished Service Medal First, Second and Third Classes,
Air Force Achievement Medal, 50 Years of the First Manned Space Flight
NASA Space Flight Medal and Distinguished Public Service Medal.