Konstantin Borisov
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| name = Konstantin Borisov
| native_name = {{lang|ru|Константин Борисов}}
| image = Konstantin Borisov (portrait crop).jpg
| caption = Borisov in 2023
| birth_name = Konstantin Sergeyevich Borisov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|08|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| status = Active
| alma_mater = {{Indented plainlist|
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (BEcon)
- University of Warwick (MS)
- Moscow Aviation Institute (MS)
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| type = Roscosmos cosmonaut
| current_occupation = Test cosmonaut
| time = 199{{nbsp}}days, 2{{nbsp}}hours, 20{{nbsp}}minutes
| selection = 17th Cosmonaut Group (2018)
| missions = SpaceX Crew-7 (Expedition 69/70)
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Borisov (Russian: Константин Сергеевич Борисов; born 14 August 1984 in Smolensk) is a Russian cosmonaut. He flew on the SpaceX Crew-7 mission that launched on August 26, 2023, serving as flight engineer on Expedition 69/70 to the International Space Station.
Biography
He has received a Bachelor of Economics from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics on June 27, 2007. From September 27, 2006 to December 3, 2007, he studied at University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, where he received his Master of Science in "Operations Research and Systems Analysis". In June 2018, he completed his studies at the Moscow Aviation Institute on the Master Program Life Support Systems for Aircraft (2016-2018), with the qualification "Master" in the direction of Aircraft Building.{{Cite web |title=Cosmonaut Biography: Konstantin Borisov |url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/borisov_konstantin.htm |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.spacefacts.de}}
Borisov was selected as a cosmonaut in 2018, along with seven others, he passed the state exam in December 2020 to be qualified for spaceflight assignments.{{Cite web |title=Roscosmos recruits 2018 cosmonaut class - collectSPACE: Messages |url=http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum31/HTML/000501.html |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.collectspace.com}}{{Cite web |title=Cosmonaut Selection 2018 |url=http://www.spacefacts.de/groups/english/roscosmos_2018.htm |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.spacefacts.de}}
Spaceflight
Borisov was assigned to the SpaceX Crew-7 mission, which launched on August 26, 2023. He served as a flight engineer on Expedition 69/70.{{Cite web |title=Crew Dragon-7 launch to ISS with Russian cosmonaut Borisov due Aug 2023 - NASA |url=https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/89193/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=interfax.com}} On March 12, 2024, the mission landed off the coast of Florida after spending 199 days in space and orbiting the Earth 3,184 times.{{cite news|last=Leinfelder|first=Andrea |date=March 12, 2024|title=NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 splashes down off the coast of Florida|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/nasa-spacex-crew-7-returns-to-earth-18891377.php|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=March 12, 2024}}
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External links
- [http://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers3/14_420.htm Astronaut.ru biography] {{inlang|ru}}
- [https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=5160 Roscosmos biography] {{inlang|ru}}
- [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/borisov_konstantin.htm Spacefacts biography]
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Category:Alumni of the University of Warwick
Category:Crew members of the International Space Station
Category:21st-century Russian people
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