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IVANISHIN Anatoliy Alekseevich

AF Lieutenant-Colonel,
Test Cosmonaut,
Yu.A. Gagarin CTC detachment, Russia

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

EDUCATION:
In 1986 he finished secondary school ?80 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.

FAMILY STATUS: married.
Wife: Svetlana Ivahishina. Son: Born in 1993.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Since 1991 he served in combat air force units.
Upon graduation from Chernigov Higher Military Pilot School he began military service in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Region where he flied MiG-29.
Since 1992 Ivanishin served as a master fighter pilot of aviation regiment 159 where he flied Su-27.
He took part in selection of cosmonauts in 1997 but was not selected.
On May 29, 2003 at the meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for the cosmonaut selection he was enlisted in the cosmonaut detachment to pass general space training (GST).
From June 16, 2003 to June 28, 2005 he passed general space training (GST) and state examinations with mark "excellent".
At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on July 5, 2005 he was qualified as a test cosmonaut.
In July 2008 it was reported that he was assigned to the ISS-25/26 backup crew. However, in April 2009 his assignment was not confirmed.
In October 2008 it was reported that he was assigned to the ISS-27/28 backup crew. However, in July 2009 it was reported that he was assigned to the ISS-26/27 backup crew.
In October 2009 at the Baikonur cosmodrome Ivanishin participated in training in Mini Research Module (MRM2).
In January 2010 it was reported that he was assigned to the ISS-29/30 prime crew.
At the meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for selection of cosmonauts and their assignment to the crews of the manned vehicles and stations on April 26, 2010 he was qualified as Yu.A. Gagarin CTC detachment cosmonaut.

December 2010.
Based on the data of site www.astronaut.ru..