Sergey Kud-Sverchkov


Sergey Vladimirvich Kud-Sverchkov Is a Kazakh-Russian engineer and cosmonaut selected in 2010.

Early life and education

Kud-Sverchkov was born on 23 August 1983 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. In 2006, he graduated with honours from Moscow State Technical University with a degree specialising in rocket engineering.

Career

Kud-Sverchkov worked as an engineer at RSC Energia from August 2006 until being selected to become a cosmonaut in April 2010.

Cosmonaut career

Following his selection, Kud-Sverchkov began approximately two years of training which he graduated from in August 2012, becoming available for assignment to a long-duration flight to the International Space Station.
In 2014, he participated in the CAVES mission of the European Space Agency alongside Scott Tingle, Alexander Mirsurkin, Luca Parmitano, Matthias Maurer

Expedition 63/64

As of May 2020, he is assigned to ISS Expedition 63/64 as a flight engineer. He is scheduled to launch aboard Soyuz MS-17 on the October 14, 2020 alongside Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov who will command the Soyuz MS spacecraft and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins..
He is currently at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for final training and preparation for his first space flight.