Oleg Kotov
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| Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov | |
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| RKA Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Status | Active |
| Born | October 27, 1965 Simferopol, Ukraine |
| Other occupation | Physician |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Space time | 196d 17h 5m |
| Selection | 1996 RKA Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-10, Expedition 15 |
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Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov (Russian: Олег Валериевич Котов) was born October 27, 1965, in Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukrainian SSR.
He is a member of the ISS Expedition 15, that launched on April 7, 2007 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft, together with Fyodor Yurchikhin and space tourist Charles Simpson
At 19:05 GMT on 30 May 2007, accompanied by Yurchikhin, Kotov began his first spacewalk, lasting 5 hours and 25 minutes, during which they installed protective panels to shield ISS from space debris.
