NOVITSKIY

Oleg Viktorovitch

No space flight experience

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: October 12, 1971in Cherven', Minsk region Belorussia.

EDUCATION:
In 1994graduated from Kacha VVAUL; obtained«pilot-engineer» qualification.

OCCUPATION BEFORE JOINING COSMONAUT CORPS:
Since October 1994 till September 2004 served in positions of pilot, senior pilot, deputy commander of air squadron of attack air regiment (AAR) of the 4th air fleet (AF)and the 4th air force and air defense army, North-Caucasus military district.
Since September 2004 till June 2006 studied of the command faculty of the VVA named after Yu.A. Gagarin. After academy graduation served as air squadroncommander of AAR of the 4th air force and air defense army. Mastered L-39 and Su-25 aircrafts. Total flight hours - more than 600 hours. Air force lieutenant colonel

DATE OF JOINING COSMONAUT CORPS (GROUP NUMBER, DATE):
On October 11, 2006 at the cosmonaut selection joint committee session was enrolled to the cosmonauts corps to perform generic space training (GST).

RATING: a second-class military pilot
 

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