About Aleksandr Samokutyayev
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyaev (Russian: Александр Михайлович Самокутяев; 1970 – 17 June 2026) was a Russian politician and cosmonaut. He served as a Flight Engineer for the International Space Station (ISS) long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. Samokutyaev also served as the Soyuz TMA-21 commander. His last mission was Soyuz TMA-14M Expedition 41/42 aboard the ISS. Samokutyaev represented the Lermontovsky constituency in the State Duma from 2020 until his death. Samokutyayev flew into space for the first time as a Flight Engineer for the ISS long duration Expedition 27/28 missions. On 3 August 2011 Samokutyayev participated in his first spacewalk.
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