Oleg Kotov

Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov
Олег Валериевич Котов
Kotov in 2006
Born	(1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 (age 59) Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Status	Retired
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Physician
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Time in space	526 days 5 hours 4 minutes
Selection	1996 RKA Group
Total EVAs	6
Total EVA time	36 hours and 51 minutes
Missions	Soyuz TMA-10 (Expedition 15), Soyuz TMA-17 (Expedition 22/23), Soyuz TMA-10M (Expedition 37/38)
Mission insignia

Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov (Russian: Олег Валериевич Котов) was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol, Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. After a career as a physician assigned to the Soviet space program, he joined the Russian cosmonaut corps. He has flown three long duration spaceflights on the International Space Station logging over 526 days in space. Most recently, Kotov flew on the Soyuz TMA-10M/Expedition 37/Expedition 38 long duration spaceflight, from September 2013 until March 2014.