Oleg Germanovich Artemiev - 118th cosmonaut of Russia, 537th - world, Hero of Russia. A very versatile, addicted person, one of the most famous astronaut bloggers.
It is thanks to the activity in social networks and Facebook that Oleg Germanovich Artemiev became famous. His videos, made during the watch on the ISS, are very popular, they are watched with interest by Internet users around the world. The topic of space and life on the orbital station has become more interesting. For his services to the fatherland, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, the Gold Star medal, and is an honorary citizen of the cities of Baikonur and Gagarin. In addition, he was awarded the honorary title of "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation".
Biography and studies
He was born on December 28, 1970 in Riga. His father is German Alekseevich, a former military man, now a retired lieutenant colonel. Mother was also born into a military family, came to Riga from the Far East. By education - a technologist of sewing knitwear. Oleg Germanovich has a younger sister - Tatiana. At present, the parents of the cosmonaut with his sister and her children live in Vitebsk.
He studied in the city of Leninsk (Baikonur). During his studies, he was fond of sports, wrestling, music, was always distinguished by perseverance, amazed parents with perseverance and desire to bring everything to the end. At the same time, he was not conflicted, never quarreled with others. Although he studied near the Space Town, he did not dream of being an astronaut, he treated them with indifference, even with some irritation, since traditionally children were gathered in order to meet astronauts who returned from orbit, which annoyed the children. Of the two circles - space and sea - Oleg chose the last circle. He became interested in scuba diving.
After school, he entered the Tallinn Polytechnic School, from which he graduated with honors in 1990. A few years after the army, he entered the Moscow State Technical University named after N. E. Bauman. In 1998 he defended his diploma in "Low Temperature Engineering and Physics".
Professional career
After graduating from the institute, he got a job at RSC Energia named after S. P. Korolev at the rate of a test engineer. He was engaged in experimental work, tested equipment, spacesuits, equipment in zero gravity conditions at the Selen stand, was engaged in the maintenance of descent vehicles after they landed, participated in tests under the MARS-500 program, and much more. Has several scientific papers, actively participates in international conferences.
In 2003 he was enlisted in the RSC Energia squadron. Before enrolling, Oleg underwent medical examinations, participated in special trainings, passed numerous exams, and demonstrated excellent knowledge. He also took several courses of survival in difficult conditions. During preparation for the flight, he was on long business trips to NASA, actively communicated with colleagues with whom he was to live in space, studied the layout of the US segment of the orbital station. Was a backup for the 37th and 38th space expeditions.
On March 26, 2014, Oleg Artemiev's first flight into space began, it lasted 196 days. The cosmonaut took off on the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft. This was the 39th expedition to the ISS.
The second flight (Expedition 40) began on March 21, 2018 and lasted 196 days. Launched from Earth on the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft.
In total, the cosmonaut spent 365 days in space. He went into open space three times, performed various tasks, including looking for and eliminating air leaks from under the casing of the orbital station. The depressurization caused a lot of noise and provoked various unfounded, according to Oleg Germanovich, rumors. He believes that this situation is normal, it did not threaten people's lives in any way and considers all the accusations outrageous. Space outside of politics.
In addition, on board the ISS, Artemyev was engaged in planned scientific work, installed new equipment, launched nanosatellites, took devices with microorganisms from the module's skin during a spacewalk, and much more. In total, he made three spacewalks, outside the station spent 20 hours and 20 minutes.
In addition to his daily work at the station, the cosmonaut led an active social life, kept pages on social networks and on Facebook, widely sanctified the life of astronauts in space, started a website where he posted photos and videos of interesting moments of life in space: a football mini-tournament, birthday celebrations. While in space, he took part in the Total Dictation event, which helped to increase the popularity of this innovation. In addition, being an active football fan, he took a soccer ball with him to the ISS, which cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov later returned to earth. It was this ball with the autographs of the cosmonauts participating in the expedition that was taken to the football field in Luzhniki.
Family and Children
The personal life of Oleg Germanovich developed quite late, already at the age of 39. Wife - Anna Sergeevna Mikhalkova. The family has two children: son Savely and daughter Anfisa. The astronaut celebrated his daughter's birthday during the 40th expedition to the ISS and widely covered it on the Internet.
Despite being very busy and in demand for a family, Oleg Germanovich tries to find time for his many hobbies. He loves to read, tries to find time for tourism, he likes spearfishing and sports. He is fond of volcanology.
Now he is a self-nominated candidate for MHD deputies from constituency # 29.
