Sergei Viktorovich Zaletin
 
Odissea Mission Commander 
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Russian Federation Air Force
Test Cosmonaut of Yu. A. Gagarin
Cosmonaut Training Centre (TsPK), Russia 

Personal data 
Born 21 April 1962, Schekino, Tula Area, RF (Russia). Father: Viktor 
Dmitrievich Zaletin (1930-1988). Mother: Valentina Ivanovna Zaletina 
(Prokhorova), born in 1926. Married to Elena Mikhailovna Zaletina 
(Goriacheva), they have one son. Hobbies include chess, sports and games.  
 
Education 
In 1983 he graduated from Borisoglebsk Higher Military Pilot School after 
V.P. Chkalov and got a diploma of pilot-engineer. In 1994 after tuition 
by correspondence at the International Center of Training Systems he got 
a qualification of engineer-ecologist and a degree of Master of 
ecological management.  

Special honours 
Hero of the Russian Federation, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian 
Federation.  

Experience 
In 1983-1990 he served as a pilot, master pilot and flight leader in Air 
Force units of Moscow military region.  

In 1990 he was enlisted in the cosmonaut detachment. 

From October 1990 to March 1992 he passed a course of general space 
training at Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.  

On 11 March 1992 the qualification of a test-cosmonaut was conferred on 
him by decision of the Interdepartmental Qualification Committee.  

In 1992-1997 he passed training under the programme of flights to the Mir 
Station.  

From September 1997 to July 1998 he passed training as the backup crew 
commander under PC-26 programme on the Mir Station.  

From October 1998 to March 1999 he was a co-ordinator of Yu. A. Gagarin 
Cosmonaut Training Center at NASA.  

In March - May 1999 he passed training as the prime crew commander under 
PC-28 programme on the Mir Station, however because of the lack of the 
required financing in June 1999 General Designers' Review adopted a 
decision to cancel launch of PC-28 for a time and shift flight the Mir 
Station into the unmanned flight mode.  

From June 1999 to March 2000 he passed training as the commander of the 
prime crew for PC-28.  

From 4 April to 16 June 2000 he performed the first space flight as the 
commander of the Soyuz TM-30 spacecraft and Mir Orbital Complex under PC-
28 programme together with A. Kaleri. In the course of operations on the 
orbital complex the crew carried out the station activation. During the 
flight he performed one egress into open space; the egress duration was 5 
hours 3 minutes.