Aleksey Ovchinin

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Aleksey Ovchinin
Алексей Овчинин
Ovchinin in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center in 2014
Born	Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin (1971-09-28) 28 September 1971 (age 53) Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Status	Active
Nationality	Russian
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Current occupation	Test cosmonaut
Rank	Lieutenant colonel, Russian Air Force (reserve)[1]
Time in space	525 days, 23 hours, 37 minutes [refresh] (currently in space)
Selection	TsPK-14 Cosmonaut Group (2006)
Total EVAs	2
Total EVA time	13 hours, 18 minutes[1]
Missions	Soyuz TMA-20M (Expedition 47/48) Soyuz MS-10 (aborted) Soyuz MS-12 (Expedition 59/60) Soyuz MS-26 (Expedition 71/72)
Mission insignia

Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Овчинин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfˈtɕinʲɪn];^[2] born 28 September 1971) is a Russian Air Force Major and cosmonaut, who was selected in 2006.^[3] Ovchinin made his first spaceflight in 2016 on Soyuz TMA-20M where he also served as commander.