NAME: Mikhail Tyurin
Russian Cosmonaut
PERSONAL
DATA: Michael
Tyurin lives in Korolev, a small city outside of Moscow. He was born March 2,
1960, in Kolomna, Russia (about 60 miles from Moscow) where his parents still
reside. He is married to Tatiana Anatoleyvna Tyurin. They have a daughter,
Alexandra, born in 1982. He enjoys sailing in his free time.
EDUCATION: He graduated from the Moscow
Aviation Institute in 1984 with a degree in engineering and a specialization in
creating mathematical models related to mechanical flight. He is currently
doing graduate work in his field of research.
EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the Aviation
Institute he began working at the Energia Corporation as an engineer.
The main
subjects of his job have been dynamics, ballistics, and software development.
His personal scientific research is connected with the psychological aspects of
cosmonauts' training for the manual control of spacecraft motion.
In 1993 he
was selected to begin cosmonaut training, and in 1998 he started training as a
flight engineer for the Expedition
3 crew. He also served as a backup crew member for the first ISS mission.
Tyurin
lived and worked aboard the International Space
Station for a total of 125 days during the Expedition
3 mission.
The
Expedition 3 crew launched
on Aug. 10, 2001 aboard STS-105
Discovery and docked
with the International
Space Station (ISS) on Aug. 12, 2001. They left the station
on Dec. 15 aboard STS-108
Endeavour, landing
at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Dec. 17, 2001.
Tyurin will
serve as Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer on the Expedition 14
mission to the International Space Station. Launch
is scheduled for September 2006.
Last
update: 2006
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