Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky (Russian: Алексей Витальевич Зубри́цкий; born 22 August 1992) is a Russian cosmonaut. Born in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Ukraine, Zubritsky received a bachelor's degree from the Ivan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force studying Military Administration, Management of Aviation Units, and Flight Operation and Combat Use of Aircraft.[2]

Alexey Zubritsky
Алексей Зубри́цкий
Zubritsky in 2024
Born
Alexey Vitalyevich Zubritsky

(1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32)
Volodymyrivske [uk; ru], Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
StatusActive
Alma materIvan Kozhedub National University of the Air Force
OccupationTest cosmonaut
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankSenior lieutenant, Russian Air Force[1]
Selection17th Cosmonaut Group (2018)

He was selected to join the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps in 2018. He is scheduled to make his first flight to space on Soyuz MS-27 in March 2025 and will serve as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 72 and 73.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Алексей Витальевич Зубрицкий". astronaut.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Aleksei Zubritsky". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ Doyle, Tiernan P. (28 August 2024). "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission". NASA. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.