CREW 19/20 . ... PRIME CREW . ... ISS Commander, . ... In 1991-1996 he passed training in the group under the program of flights to the Mir Station. From September 1996 to July 1997 he passed training as the backup crew commander under PC-24 program on the Mir Station together with S. Avdeev and Jean-Pierre Haignere (France). ... In October 1997 - July 1998 he passed training as the prime crew commander of the Soyuz TM-28 spacecraft for flight under PC-26 program together with S. Avdeev and Yu. ...