Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov

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Born	August 27, 1958 (age 66) • St. Petersburg • Russia

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Soviet cosmonaut

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Soviet cosmonaut

Yelena Kondakova.

Yelena Kondakova

Russian cosmonaut

Haigneré, Claudie

Claudie Haigneré

French cosmonaut, doctor, and politician

Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman

British chemist and astronaut

Muhammed Faris

Syrian pilot and air force officer

Aleksandr Volkov

Russian pilot and cosmonaut

Yi So-Yeon; Volkov, Sergey; and Kononenko, Oleg

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Andriyan Nikolayev

Soviet cosmonaut

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Soviet cosmonaut

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Russian cosmonaut

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Soviet cosmonaut

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Soviet cosmonaut

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Soviet cosmonaut

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