Konstantin Borisov
Russian cosmonaut
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Borisov (Russian: Константин Сергеевич Борисов; born 14 August 1984 in Smolensk) is a Russian cosmonaut who is currently flying on the SpaceX Crew-7 mission that launched on August 26, 2023.
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.
Borisov was selected as a cosmonaut in 2018, along with 7 others, he passed the state exam in December 2020 to be qualified for spaceflight assignments.
Flight
Borisov has been assigned to the SpaceX Crew-7 mission, where he will serve as a Flight Engineer on Expedition 69/70 and where he is expected to stay 6 months.