Alexey Zubritsky
Alexey Zubritsky | |
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Алексей Зубри́цкий | |
.jpg) Zubritsky in 2025 | |
| Born | Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky 22 August 1992 Volodymyrivske, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
| Status | Active |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Alma mater | Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Test cosmonaut |
Previous occupation | Military pilot |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant, Russian Air Force[1] |
Time in space | 244 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes |
| Selection | 17th Cosmonaut Group (2018) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 13 hours, 3 minutes |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |   |
Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky (Russian: Алексей Витальевич Зубри́цкий; born 22 August 1992) is a Russian military pilot and cosmonaut, selected in 2018. Zubritsky is the 135th cosmonaut of the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps.
Early life and education
Alexey Zubritsky was born in 22 August 1992 in the village of Vladimirovskoe, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.[2] He graduated from secondary school in Zaporizhzhia in 2009. He graduated from the Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force in 2013, with a degree in Aviation Unit Operations Management, specializing in Flight Operation and Combat Use of Aircraft.[3]
Military career
From September 2013 to March 2014, Zubritsky served as a pilot in the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade, flying the MiG-29 fighter and L-39 jet trainer, based in Sevastopol, Crimea. [4]
Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, Zubritsky continued to serve in Sevastopol, now part of he 4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army.
In March 2014, Zubritsky served in the 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment, before transferring to the 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment in December 2014.
From July 2015 to November 2018, Zubritsky served as a senior pilot in the 960th Assault Aviation Regiment, flying the Su-25 attack aircraft.
Following the end of his contract in 2024, Zubritsky retired to the reserves after ten years of service, and over 500 hours of total flight time and a class qualification of "Military Pilot, Third Class".[5]
Cosmonaut career
He was selected to join the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps in 2018 and made his first flight to space on Soyuz MS-27 on 8 April 2025 and served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 72 and 73.[6]
In November 2024, Zubritsky was selected as the seventh TASS special correspondent on the International Space Station.[7]
Expedition 72/73
Zubritsky was selected as flight engineer, together with Roscosmos cosmonaut commander Sergey Ryzhikov and NASA astronaut flight engineer Jonny Kim for Expedition 72/73, launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 8 April 2025, aboard Soyuz MS-27.[8]
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On October 16, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky performed a 6-hour, 9-minute spacewalk to install the Ekran-M payload onto the Nauka module frame, jettisoned some cameras and a mounting platform, cleaned the windows on Zvezda service module, and removed a SSK panel and a Biorisk container.[9]
On October 28, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky performed a 6-hour, 54-minute spacewalk to install the final set of payloads onto the Nauka module frame the IPI plasma injector into slots two and three, relocate the ERA control panel, clean the Nauka science window, and replace a cassette in the Ekran-M payload.[10] Roscosmos announced that, for the first time in history, perfect crystal gallium arsenide structures had been grown in outer space.
Personal life
Zubritsky is an active snowboarder, is interested in sailing and is a qualified diver.[5]
Zubritsky married in 2017, and has a son and daughter.[11]
Awards
- Medal "For Distinguished Military Service" 3rd and 2nd Class
References
- ^ "Алексей Витальевич Зубрицкий". astronaut.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт". www.gctc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksei Zubritsky". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksei Zubritsky". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ a b "Алексей Зубрицкий: «Логичным развитием для себя, как летчика, я видел только путь в космонавтику»". prokosmos.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ Doyle, Tiernan P. (28 August 2024). "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission". NASA. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov becomes seventh TASS special correspondent on ISS". TASS. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "New Crew Lifts Off Aboard Soyuz Rocket Toward Station - NASA". 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Cosmonauts complete VKD-64 spacewalk". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "ISS cosmonaut describes 'warmer' second spacewalk experience". TASS. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ "Алексей Витальевич Зубрицкий". astronaut.ru. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
