Oleg Novitsky

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky is returning to space for a second time. Born in 1971 in Belarus Oleg joined the Russian cosmonaut corps in 2006. His first flight was on Soyuz TMA-06M when he was also commander of the vehicle. Oleg has a background as a pilot in the Russian air force reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring from service.

Oleg will be Soyuz MS-03 commander for the flight to the International Space Station and back.