Saturday, August 02, 2025

Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia: Crew-11 Mission Specialist

Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia: Crew-11 Mission Specialist

Roscosmos Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov of Russia will serve as mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. This will be Platonov’s first spaceflight. Before his selection as a cosmonaut in 2018, Platonov earned a degree in Engineering from Krasnodar Air Force Academy in Aircraft Operations and Air Traffic Management. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in State and Municipal Management in 2016 from the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Assigned as a test cosmonaut in 2021, he has experience in piloting aircraft, zero gravity training, scuba diving, and wilderness survival.


Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center 
Duration: 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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