Oleg Skripochka

Cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka went to space as part of Expedition 25/26 in 2010 for 159 days, but he conducted three spacewalks during that time. He was the first commander of the upgraded Soyuz TMA ferry – ESA astronaut Tim Peake is flying in the last TMA.

Oleg graduated in 1993 with a diploma in mechanical engineering and rocket construction.