- Alexandr Kaleri
Infobox Astronaut
name = Alexandr Kaleri Александр Калери
type = Cosmonaut
nationality =Latvia n /Russia n
date_birth =birth date and age|1956|05|13
place_birth =flagicon|LatviaJūrmala ,Latvia
occupation =Flight engineer
selection =1984 Intercosmos Group
time =609d 21h 53m
mission =Soyuz TM-14 ,Soyuz TM-24 ,Soyuz TM-30 ,Soyuz TMA-3 ,Expedition 8
insignia =|Alexandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri ( _ru. Александр Юрьевич Калери; born
Jūrmala ,Latvia ,13 May 1956 ) is aRussia n cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on theMir Space Station and theInternational Space Station .Kaleri holds a degree from the
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology . In 1979, he was hired by theEnergia Corporation and worked on the design of theMir space station. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1984 and flew three extended missions aboard Mir in 1992, 1996–1997, and 2000. He also flew on theInternational Space Station together withMichael Foale onExpedition 8 .External links
* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kaleri-ay.html NASA Biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/kaleri_aleksandr.htm Spacefacts biography of Alexandr Kaleri]
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