Oleg Germanovich Artemyev, son of Savely. Russian cosmonaut blogger showed life on the ISS
ISS astronauts
Artemyev Oleg Germanovich
Hero of the Russian Federation,
Russian pilot-cosmonaut
Serial number: 118th cosmonaut of Russia / 537th cosmonaut of the world
Flights: 2
Flight time: 365 days
Spacewalks: 3 times, duration 20 hours 20 minutes
MARITAL STATUS: married. Wife - Anna Sergeevna MALIKHOVA. The family has a son, Savely, and a daughter, Anfisa. Parents, Olga Nikolaevna and German Alekseevich Artemyev, live in Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus.
EDUCATION:
- Graduated in 1986 high school No. 211 in the city of Leninsk (now Baikonur) Kzyl-Orda region of the Kazakh SSR.
- In 1990 he graduated with honors from Tallinn Polytechnic with a degree in Electrical Equipment industrial enterprises and installations."
- In 1998 he graduated from Moscow State Technical University named after N. E. Bauman, department E4, majoring in “Engineering and Physics” low temperatures" In 2009 he graduated with honors Russian Academy civil service under the President of the Russian Federation with a degree in Human Resources Management.
EXPERIENCE:
After serving in the army and graduating from Moscow State Technical University named after N. E. Bauman, since 1998 he worked at RSC Energia named after S. P. Korolev in the 293rd department, where he was involved in the development of on-board documentation and experimental testing of EVA techniques and equipment in conditions of weightlessness simulation at the “Selenium” stand and hydro-weightlessness in the hydro laboratory of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmetic Training Center. He took part in the preparation of the Zvezda service module for launch in terms of EVA (extravehicular activities) and TOP ( maintenance and repair); took part in preparing ISS crews for EVA; accompanied the “Exits” to the ISS at the MCC. He took part in sea crew training for splashdown of the descent module (DS), was a member of the SA maintenance team at the landing site, as well as a member of the testing team as a tester of the Orlan-M-GN, Orlan-VN, EMU and a belaying diver in light diving equipment.
PREPARATION FOR SPACE FLIGHTS:
By decision of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Selection of Cosmonauts, on May 29, 2003, he was enrolled in the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps.
From June 2003 to June 2005, he underwent general space training at the Yu. A. Gagarin Russian State Research Center for Aerospace Training. After successful completion exams, he received the qualification “test cosmonaut”.
From November 2005 to January 2011 - test cosmonaut of the 291st department of RSC Energia, from January 22, 2011 - test cosmonaut of the cosmonaut corps of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu. A. Gagarin".
From July 2005 to September 2011, he underwent training in the specialization and improvement group of the Yu. A. Gagarin Training Center.
From November 15 to 29, 2007 and from June 25 to July 9, 2008, he took part in isolation experiments under the MARS-500 program.
In 2008 he was involved in full cycle pressure chamber tests of the Orlan-MK space suit at JSC Zvezda.
From March 31 to July 14, 2009, he participated in a 105-day isolation experiment under the MARS-500 program.
In 2010 and 2011, as a SA operator, he prepared the Soyuz TPK No. 701 and No. 231 for launch.
From September 2011 to September 2013, he underwent training as part of the backup crew of ISS-37/38 as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and an ISS flight engineer.
Since September 2013, he has been preparing for a space flight as part of the main crew of ISS-39/40 as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and an ISS flight engineer.
Since September 2016, he has undergone training as part of the prime crew of ISS-55/56, and since January 2017, as the commander of the Soyuz MS spacecraft.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:
- 1st space flight performed from March 26 to September 11, 2014 as a flight engineer of the TPK Soyuz TMA-12M and ISS-39/40 together with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander SKVORTSOV and NASA astronaut Stephen SWANSON. During the flight, he performed two spacewalks with a total duration of 12 hours and 33 minutes. The flight duration was 169 days 05 hours 05 minutes 37 seconds.
- 2nd space flight served from March 21 to October 4, 2018 as crew commander of the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft together with Andrew Fustel and Richard Arnold. During the flight on August 15, he performed one spacewalk lasting 7 hours 46 minutes. Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev removed from the outer surface of the Pirs module two of the four devices with samples of microorganisms that had been there as part of the Test experiment since August 2017, installed an antenna and laid cables for the equipment of the ICARUS experiment, and launched four nanosatellites.
HONORABLE TITLES AND AWARDS:
- title of Hero Russian Federation;
- honorary title “Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation”;
- medal " Gold Star»;
- honorary citizen of Baikonur and Gagarin.
HOBBIES: tourism, spearfishing, alpine skiing, reading, rocket science, football, hockey, cryogenics and volcanology.
Roscosmos test cosmonaut
Born on December 28, 1970 in Riga, Latvian SSR. In 1986, he graduated from secondary school No. 211 in Leninsk (now Baikonur), Kzyl-Orda region of the Kazakh SSR and entered the Tallinn Polytechnic, from which he graduated with honors in 1990 with a degree in Electrical equipment of industrial enterprises and installations. In 1998 he graduated from Moscow State Technical University. N.E. Bauman with a degree in Low Temperature Engineering and Physics. In 2009, he graduated with honors from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation with a degree in Personnel Management. After graduating from MSTU. N.E. Since 1998, Bauman worked at RSC Energia in department 293, where he was involved in the development of on-board documentation and experimental testing of EVA techniques and equipment under conditions of simulating weightlessness at the Selenium stand and hydro-zero-gravity in the hydro laboratory of the Yu.A. Gagarin. In addition, he took part in the preparation of the Zvezda service module for launch in terms of EVA (extravehicular activity) and TOP (maintenance and repair); took part in preparing ISS crews for EVA; accompanied the “Exits” to the ISS at the MCC. He took part in sea crew training for splashdown of the descent vehicle (DS), was a member of the SA maintenance team at the landing site, as well as a member of the testing team as a tester of the Orlan-M-GN, Orlan-VN, EMU and a belaying diver in light diving equipment.
By decision of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Selection of Cosmonauts, on May 2, 2003, he was enrolled in the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps.
From June 2003 to June 2005, he underwent general space training at the RGNIITsPK im. Yu.A. Gagarin. After successfully passing the exams, he received the qualification of “test cosmonaut”.
From November 2005 to January 2011 - test cosmonaut of the 291st department of RSC Energia, from January 22, 2011 - test cosmonaut of the cosmonaut corps of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin."
From July 2005 to September 2011, he underwent training in the specialization and improvement group of the Yu.A. Gagarin.
From November 15 to 29, 2007 and from June 25 to July 9, 2008, he took part in two-week tests under the MARS-500 experiment program.
In 2008, he was involved in the full cycle of pressure chamber tests of the Orlan-MK spacesuit at Zvezda JSC.
From March 31 to July 14, 2009, he participated in a 105-day preparatory study for the MARS-500 experiment program.
In 2010 and 2011, as a SA operator, he prepared the Soyuz TPK No. 701 and No. 231 for launch.
From September 2011 to September 2013, he underwent training as part of the backup crew of ISS-37/38 as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and an ISS flight engineer.
On September 2, 2013, he began undergoing comprehensive training as a flight engineer for the backup crew of ISS-37/38, together with commander Alexander Skvortsov and flight engineer-2 Steven Swanson. On September 25, 2013, during the launch of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft, he was a backup for flight engineer 1 of the ship.
Since September 2013, he underwent training as part of the main crew of ISS-39/40 as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft and an ISS flight engineer.
On March 26, 2014, he launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft, flight engineer of the 39th and 40th main expeditions of the ISS, together with Alexander Skvortsov and Stephen Swanson.
By Resolution of the Head of the Baikonur City Administration No. 110 dated May 27, 2015, he was awarded the title “Honorary Citizen of the City of Baikonur.”
Cosmonaut: Oleg Germanovich Artemyev (December 28, 1970)
- 118th cosmonaut of Russia (538th in the world)
- Flight duration (2014): 169 days. 05 h 05 min
Oleg Germanovich, the future Russian cosmonaut, was born in the capital of Latvia, the city of Riga, on December 28, 1970. Soon after his birth, the Artemyev family moved to the city of Leninsk (KSSR), which today is known as Baikonur. Having completed his studies at secondary school, in 1986 Oleg Artemyev entered the technical school of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In 1990, he received a diploma with honors in the field of “Electrical equipment of industrial enterprises” and went to serve in the Red Army. After serving a year in Lithuania, Oleg Germanovich entered the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. In 1998, having completed his studies with honors, he received a diploma in the field of Low Temperature Physics. In the same year, the future cosmonaut gets a job at the Energia Corporation.
Over the next few years, Artemyev is engaged in on-board documentation, testing equipment for extravehicular activities, takes part in the preparation of one of the ISS modules, Zvezda, which was launched in 2000, as well as in training cosmonauts and conducting space missions, while at the Control Center flights.
Space career
In 2000, Oleg Germanovich was allowed to participate in special training, after which, in 2003, he successfully passed the technical exams required for admission to the cosmonaut corps. As a result, Oleg Artemyev was accepted into the cosmonaut corps. After completing a general space training course, in the summer of 2005 he received the qualification of a test cosmonaut.
For the next nine years, Oleg Germanovich underwent a series of training and preparations for various space missions. In January 2006, together with two American cosmonauts, he took an exam on survival in a wooded, deserted area for two days. In June 2006, he underwent training in Sevastopol to carry out work in the event of a spacecraft landing on water. In January 2007, I underwent a week-long training in survival in the forest.
In November 2007, Artemyev participated in a 14-day experiment under the MARS-500 program. The purpose of this experiment was to track the physical and psychological state during the two weeks that the astronauts spent on a model spacecraft. Subsequent findings made it possible to evaluate the prospects for conducting longer experiments. After 2 years, the 105-day experiment “MARS-500” started, in which Oleg Germanovich also took part. Further long-term training and examinations, including on flight simulators, led Artemyev to his appointment as the first on-board engineer of the Soyuz TMA-M TPK, and part-time as the ISS flight engineer.
Space flight
March 26, 2014 spacecraft Soyuz TMA-12M launched from Earth. The crew included the detachment commander, A. Skvortsov, as well as on-board engineers O. Artemyev and S. Swanson (American). A day later, the ship docked with the ISS and the cosmonauts began their onboard duties. The crew of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft stayed on board the station for more than 165 days, during which time O. Artemyev and A. Skvortsov performed two spacewalks, lasting seven and five hours. During this time, various installation work, and also took samples for the presence of bacteria on outside porthole.
Soyuz TMA-12M undocked from the ISS on September 11, 2014, and a few hours later landed on the lands of Kazakhstan.
Further activities
On September 12, a day after arriving in Star City, Oleg Germanovich took part in a centrifuge experiment as part of a program for the exploration of other planets. September 15 - an experiment on moving and working in a spacesuit on the surface of another planet, also conducted control of virtual space transport on the simulated surface of Mars.
In the summer of 2015, Oleg Artemyev, together with some employees of the Cosmetic Training Center, took part in the preparation of the NEEMO 20 experiment, conducted by the United States. I took an underwater dive to the site where the Aquarius underwater laboratory is planned to be built.
Today, Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev continues his “space service”, and perhaps in the near future he will again visit the Earth’s orbit.
, pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (2016). Honorary Citizen cities of Baikonur and Gagarin.
Oleg Germanovich Artemyev | |
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Country | Russia Russia |
Expeditions | Soyuz TMA-12M, ISS-39, ISS-40, Soyuz MS-08, ISS-55/ |
Date of birth | December 28(1970-12-28 ) (48 years old) |
Place of birth | Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR |
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Oleg Germanovich Artemyev at Wikimedia Commons |
Biography
Oleg Germanovich Artemyev was born on December 28, 1970 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR (now the Republic of Latvia) in the family of military engineer German Alekseevich Artemyev and his wife Olga Nikolaevna. Oleg's father is Belarusian, born in the village of Druya, Braslav district, Vitebsk region, after graduating from the Chernigov Military School, and then the Riga Military School, he served in the automobile troops, retired lieutenant colonel. Mom was born into a military family. Her family moved with Far East to Riga, where she graduated from technical school, worked until her retirement at the Vitebskdrev enterprise, where she continues to work younger sister Oleg - Tatyana. In the 70-80s, Oleg’s parents lived in Leninsk (now Baikonur) in the Kzyl-Orda region of the Kazakh SSR, where German Alekseevich served, and in 1992 they moved to Vitebsk.
While studying at school, Oleg Artemyev was involved in music and sports - swimming and wrestling, and collected models of airplanes and helicopters. I dreamed of becoming a sailor and traveler. He was enrolled in the young sailors' club, where he became interested in scuba diving. In 1986 he graduated from secondary school No. 211(5) in Leninsk and entered the Tallinn Polytechnic, from which he graduated in 1990 with honors in the specialty “Electrical equipment of industrial enterprises and installations”. While studying at the technical school, he was interested in skydiving. After graduating from college, in 1990-1991 he took conscript service in the ranks of the Soviet Army in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, then worked as an electrician industrial equipment at the State Union Plant "Engine" named after. V.I. Lenin in Tallinn.
Since 1999, after graduating from university, he worked at RSC Energia as a test engineer in the 293rd department (extravehicular activities), developing on-board documentation and experimental testing of methods and equipment for extravehicular activities (EVA) in hydro-zero gravity. Participated in the preparation of the Zvezda service module for launch in terms of EVA and TOP (maintenance and repair); took part in preparing ISS crews for EVA; accompanied exits to the ISS at the Mission Control Center. He took part in sea crew training for splashdown of the descent vehicle (DS), was a member of the descent vehicle maintenance team at the landing site, as well as a member of the testing team as a tester of the Orlan-M-GN, Orlan-VN, EMU spacesuits and a safety diver in light diving equipment.
In 2009, he graduated with honors from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation with a degree in Personnel Management. Leads scientific activity, has published scientific articles. Participant of Russian and international conferences.
Space training
On May 29, 2003, Artemyev was enlisted in the cosmonaut corps to undergo general space training (15th cohort of RSC Energia cosmonauts). On June 16, 2003, he began general space training, which he completed on June 28, 2005, having passed the state exams at the Cosmetic Training Center with an “excellent” rating. On July 5, 2005, he was awarded the qualification “test cosmonaut”. Since July 2005, he underwent training in the specialization and improvement group of the Yu. A. Gagarin Training Center. Since November 2005 - test cosmonaut of the 291st department of RSC Energia.
From January 29 to 31, 2006, as a conditional crew commander, together with NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Sandra Magnus (both from the USA), he participated in a two-day survival test in a deserted area in the event of an emergency landing of the descent module. The exam took place in forest near Moscow. In the period from June 2 to June 10, 2006, he underwent training in Sevastopol to work in the event of an emergency landing of the descent vehicle on the water as part of a conditional crew together with Yuri Lonchakov and Oleg Skripochka. In the period from January 16 to 27, 2007, in a wooded area 30 km from Moscow, he participated in survival training as part of a mock crew along with astronaut Charles Simoni and cosmonaut Sergei Revin.
From November 15 to November 29, 2007 and from June 25 to July 9, 2008, he took part in two-week tests under the MARS-500 program. In 2008, he participated in the full cycle of pressure chamber tests of the Orlan-MK spacesuit at Zvezda JSC. From March 31 to July 14, 2009, as part of the 105-day isolation crew: Alexey Baranov, Sergey Ryazansky, Alexey Shpakov, Oliver Knickel, Cyril Fournier, he took part in a 105-day preparatory experiment under the program of the MARS-500 experiment, simulating a flight to Mars.
In 2010-2011, as a descent module operator, he prepared manned transport ships No. 701 and No. 231 for launch. Since 2011 - test cosmonaut of the cosmonaut corps of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu. A. Gagarin". From September 2011 to September 2013, he underwent training as part of the backup crew of ISS-37/38 as a flight engineer of the Soyuz TMA-10M TPK and an ISS flight engineer, together with cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov (ship commander) and Stephen Swanson (flight engineer). The crew passed the examination training on the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft simulator for a four-orbit rendezvous scheme with the ISS, and a comprehensive examination training on a two-day rendezvous scheme on the Soyuz TMA-M TPK simulator. On September 25, 2013, during the launch of the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft, Artemyev was a backup to flight engineer 1 of the ship. underwent training as part of the ISS-39/40 prime crew as a flight engineer and ISS flight engineer.
On January 23, 2014, he completed a training course on studying foreign segments of the International space station at the L. Johnson Space Center (KCD, Houston). .
On March 4, 2014, Artemyev began undergoing comprehensive training as a flight engineer for the main crew of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft and space expeditions ISS-39/ISS-40, together with commander Alexander Skvortsov and flight engineer Stephen Swanson. March 24, 2014 at Baikonur by decision State Commission for conducting flight tests of manned space complexes, he was approved as flight engineer-1 of the main crew of the Soyuz TMA-12M TPK.
First flight
On April 12, 2014, Oleg Artemyev, while on board the ISS, took part in the “Total Dictation” campaign, shot videos that he posted on his website, and blogged on the website of the Federal Space Agency, on which he posted his photographs taken in space.
During space flight cosmonaut Artemyev made two spacewalks, the total duration of his work was outer space was 12 hours 34 minutes. On June 19, 2014, cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev conducted their first spacewalk. During seven hours and 24 minutes of work in outer space, the cosmonauts mounted and dismantled scientific equipment on the outside of the station, checked working condition locks on the universal workplace, took samples on the outer surface of the ISS window within space experiment"Test".
On August 18, 2014, Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev conducted their second spacewalk. During the launch, the nanosatellite “NS-1” was launched, created by students of the South-Western State University (SWSU) in Kursk. In addition, the cosmonauts installed and dismantled scientific equipment on the outside of the station, took samples for the Test experiment, and took photographs of the screen-vacuum thermal insulation of the outer surface of the Russian segment of the ISS. The duration of extravehicular activity was 5 hours 10 minutes.
On September 11, 2014 at 6:23 (MSK) the crew of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft landed safely in Kazakh steppe 148 kilometers southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan.
In September 2014, Oleg Artemyev took part in post-flight scientific experiments in a series of experimental studies in the interests of interplanetary flights and exploration of the planets of the solar system, which were carried out at the Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training named after Yu. A. Gagarin. He worked on a manual controlled descent from orbit to the surface of “another planet” on the TsF-18 centrifuge, and on a specialized simulator “Exit-2” he performed standard operations for entering the simulated surface of “another planet” in a spacesuit and working on it.
Second flight
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Launch of the Soyuz-FG RLV with the Soyuz MS-08 TPK. |
On August 15-16, Oleg Artemyev, together with cosmonaut S. Prokopyev, carried out work in outer space on the outer surface of the ISS. During the work, the cosmonauts removed devices with samples of microorganisms exhibited since August 2017 as part of the Test experiment, installed scientific equipment for the Ikarus experiment, launched two Tanyusha-YUZGU nanosatellites as part of the RadioSkaf experiment and two nanosatellites " SiriusSat" conducted panoramic video footage of the surrounding station outer space and the surface of the Earth. The duration of the cosmonauts' stay outside the ISS was 7 hours 46 minutes.
October 4, 2018 at 10 a.m. 57 min. Moscow time the Soyuz MS-08 TPK with the crew on board undocked from the International Space Station. The descent vehicle with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold landed on the territory of Kazakhstan, 146 kilometers southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan on October 4, 2018 at 14:00. 45 min. Moscow time
Flight statistics
# | Starting ship | Start, UTC | Expedition | Ship landing | Landing, UTC | Raid | Spacewalks | Time in outer space |
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1 | Soyuz TMA-12M | 25.03 . , 21:17 | Soyuz TMA-12M, ISS-39 / | Soyuz TMA-12M | 11.09 . , 02:23 | 169 days 05 hours 05 minutes | 2 | 12 hours 34 minutes |
2 | Soyuz MS-08 | 21.03 . , 17:44 | Soyuz MS-08, MKS-55 / | Soyuz MS-08 | 04.10 . , 11:45 | 196 days 18 hours 00 minutes | 1 | 07 hours 46 minutes |
365 days 23 hours 05 minutes | 3 | 20 hours 20 minutes |
Family, personal life, hobbies
Oleg’s parents are Olga Nikolaevna and German Alekseevich Artemyev, live in Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus. Oleg Germanovich married Anna Sergeevna Malikhova at the age of 39. The family has a son, Savely, and a daughter, Anfisa.
Artemyev is actively involved in sports. He is interested in tourism, alpine skiing, diving and spearfishing.
Awards and honorary titles
Notes
- Artemyev Oleg Germanovich. Biography (undefined) . Website of the Yu. A. Gagarin CPC. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- Alexander Pukshansky. Parents of an astronaut talk about their son’s health and hobbies (undefined) (unavailable link). Website medorginfo.ru (March 31, 2014). Retrieved July 2, 2015. Archived July 2, 2015.
“Space is like a drug. I just returned to Earth, but again I am drawn to the stars and into weightlessness. There is a feeling that there is something left unfinished,” Oleg Artemyev says dreamily. “It’s beyond words when you do your favorite job and have the opportunity to observe the Earth from space. It's such a pleasure. I think that any person, if he knew that he would see what I saw and feel what I felt, would certainly want to fly to the ISS.”
At the same time, the astronaut-blogger didn’t particularly dream of being an astronaut, although he grew up in the very space city- Baikonur. However, perhaps that’s why I didn’t dream of it: they understood very well who was hired as an astronaut and what kind of work it was to fly to the stars. The astronauts there were looked upon as celestial beings.
“At our school, some of the kids wanted to be pilots, some - sailors, but only a few dreamed of becoming astronauts. We all understood that this was a very difficult and dangerous work. For me it was something unattainable. Astronauts are also super-people. As children, we were afraid to even look at their level. They seemed to have the best of everything. For example, they lived in the best hotel - "Cosmonaut", and in their garden they had the most delicious apples. We had no doubt about it,” the cosmonaut shares his memories.
A photo posted by Oleg Artemyev (@olegmks) on Jul 3, 2014 at 1:48pm PDT
And Oleg Artemyev, having read Jules Verne, fell in love with sailing and dreamed of discovering new lands and islands. But he failed. As a student, he went on an excursion to the Energia Corporation, and thought that since he couldn’t become a sailor, he could try to become an astronaut. Having grown up, I decided to take the peak that seemed unattainable in childhood.
“Cosmonauts are the same as sailors. We, in principle, have a profession similar to submarine sailors. The same problems, the same struggle for survival, the same life support systems. In general, a submarine is like a spaceship, but under water. Only submariners, to be honest, have a greater chance of escape, of course. Well, we say “spaceship”, namely “ship”. In general, an astronaut is a kind of star sailor,” admits Oleg Artemyev.
The “stellar sailor” waited 11 years for his first flight.
“Of course, it’s long, but it’s worth it,” the astronaut is sure.
The most memorable thing that happened to him on the ISS was a spacewalk. Artemyev had two of them. The first lasted seven and a half hours, the second – more than five.
“We have been preparing for this on Earth for a long time. We trained in a hydro laboratory, under water. The divers there look after you and can help and support you. But there is no weightlessness there, so underwater, of course, it’s more difficult. And in space it’s just you and your comrade. Although it is easier there, it is much more dangerous. In principle, the most dangerous work is in outer space, of course,” notes Artemyev.
For cosmonauts and astronauts huge amount traditions and superstitions. But for Oleg Artemyev, the most important tradition is to do everything according to the instructions and on-board documentation.
“Everything else is invented by the person himself. In space, the price of a mistake is very high - this is a person’s life, so there is no time for traditions,” says the astronaut.
Artemyev calls the ISS crew “the diamond of international cooperation.”
“This is not Earth, you can’t quarrel there,” the astronaut assures. – It so happened that I lived in the American sector. The Russian one has two cabins, and the American one has four. And one of them is always behind the Russian crew member. It turns out that in space we have complete mutual understanding and peace with all crew members.”
In the evenings, cosmonauts and astronauts have joint dinners. Sometimes they watch movies, sometimes even about space. Only the astronauts themselves perceive such films more as comedies. Oleg Artemyev remembered watching “Gravity” with the guys who build spaceships. And, according to him, he had never heard such laughter in his life.
“For us, of course, there are many funny moments in the film. But the truth is that this is a very dangerous job, and you need to have a sober and clear mind to get out of it. difficult situations“,” Artemyev noted.
But in reality, film screenings on the ISS are rare.
“If you fly into space, then why waste time on films? “I’ll look at them at home,” says the astronaut. – There is always a lot to do at the station. Something has opened up here, we need to do something or prepare for experiments. Well, or at least start looking for a bow, which tends to get lost in zero gravity. Then fly and look for him on the ISS. Onions are very difficult to grow. If he catches the eye of one of the crew members, he tries to bite off a piece of greenery from him. I have to hide it so that the onion grows big. I grew it four times, and we ate the greens for some holidays. Sometimes it happens that the onion disappears. The station has zero gravity and ventilation. And he just flew away. Then you find it somewhere by chance, and it’s already quite big.”
Many people saw this space bow grown by Artemyev on his pages on social networks. To the delight of his fans, the astronaut even made a video about how to take selfies in space. But before the flight, he didn’t even touch social networks: “I never used them. It seemed like it was taking too much time. And in space I had to start Twitter. Roscosmos gave me this task, one might say. Users asked me a lot of questions. When I have time, I answered. Now I’m back on Earth, I’ll try to answer more often.”
According to Artemyev, the lucky ones have two and a half years between flights. However, sometimes you have to wait five or ten years. At this time, the astronauts are busy studying, every test and exam must be retaken every three years, and the equipment is constantly being modernized, and new products have to be studied. Artemyev admitted that when scientists get ready to build a new station, he will definitely ask that treadmill placed at the porthole. Then it will be possible to run to the ISS and observe the Earth. And for physical health good, and the eye is happy.