Oleg Kononenko Prepares for Spaceflight as Part of the ISS-76 Backup Crew

Renowned cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is preparing for a new space mission. The cosmonauts have completed another stage of extravehicular activity training in the hydrolaboratory.

Oleg Kononenko, Hero of Turkmenistan and Russia and head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, together with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, has been included in the backup crew for the ISS-76 expedition.

Kononenko is undergoing flight training as commander of the backup crew.

Another series of training exercises for activities to be carried out in open space has been successfully completed at the hydrolaboratory of the Cosmonaut Training Center.

During the training, the specialists improved their practical skills in operating airlock hatches, moving along the external handrails of the International Space Station, transporting various pieces of equipment, laying cables and connecting electrical systems.

A new stage of training covering the crew’s main tasks will begin soon.