Nikolai Chub
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub (Russian: Николай Александрович Чуб; born 10 June 1984 in Novocherkassk, RSFSR, USSR, now Russia) is a cosmonaut selected by the Roscosmos space agency in 2012.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Chub | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1984 |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Test cosmonaut |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
Previous occupation | Economist |
| Selection | TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-24 (Expedition 68/69) |
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Biography
Prior to selection as a cosmonaut, Chub obtained a degree in management and informatics from the South-Russian State Technical University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) in 2006 as the top member of his class.[1] He subsequently obtained a graduate degree in economics from the same institution.
Prior to his selection as a cosmonaut, Chub directed the astronautics firm Space Tu, LLC. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014.
In 2019 Chub participated to the training ESA CAVES,[2][3] organized by the European Space Agency, held between Italy and Slovenia.
Chub trained as a backup crewmember for the Soyuz MS-12 flight to the International Space Station, and in accordance with his Roscosmos biography, had been selected as a crewmember for the Soyuz MS-17 mission, but was subsequently replaced by American astronaut Kathleen Rubins.[4]
References
- Ekaterina Ivanova (2015-04-15). "Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub: "I want to take a selfie with the Earth in the background" (in Russian). Shakhty online newspaper. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- "Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme". Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. 2021-07-01. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. ISSN 0094-5765.
- "Meet the Cavenauts . N. Chub".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Soyuz MS-17 Crew" (in Russian). Cosmonautics Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-05.