Nikolai Budarin
Nikolai Budarin is a retired government astronaut from Russia, affiliated with Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS).
During their career, Nikolai Budarin flew on 3 spaceflights and completed 8 spacewalks, logging 444 days, 1 hour, 24 minutes, 12 seconds in space.
Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin (Russian: Николай Михайлович Бударин) (born April 29, 1953 in Kirya, Chuvashia) is a retired Russian cosmonaut, a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station. He has also performed eight career spacewalks with a total time of 44 hours.
Named a cosmonaut candidate in 1989, Budarin's first space mission was a long-term assignment aboard the space station Mir in 1995. Since then, he again made extended stays on Mir in 1998 and the International Space Station Expedition 6 from 2002 to 2003.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/29/1963 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 06/27/1995 |
| Last Flight | 11/24/2002 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 444 days, 1 hour, 24 minutes, 12 seconds |
| EVA Time | 1 day, 20 hours, 46 minutes |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Nikolai Budarin
Explore the 3 spaceflights Nikolai Budarin participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Nikolai Budarin
Discover the 8 spacewalks Nikolai Budarin performed during their career, logging a total of 1 day, 20 hours, 46 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 07/14/1995 03:56 UTC and ended at 07/14/1995 09:30 UTC on the Mir for a total of 5 hours and 34 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 07/19/1995 00:39 UTC and ended at 07/19/1995 03:47 UTC on the Mir for a total of 3 hours and 8 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 07/21/1995 00:28 UTC and ended at 07/21/1995 06:18 UTC on the Mir for a total of 5 hours and 50 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/01/1998 13:35 UTC and ended at 04/01/1998 20:15 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 40 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/06/1998 13:35 UTC and ended at 04/06/1998 17:50 UTC on the Mir for a total of 4 hours and 15 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/11/1998 09:55 UTC and ended at 04/11/1998 16:20 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 25 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/17/1998 07:40 UTC and ended at 04/17/1998 14:13 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 33 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/22/1998 05:34 UTC and ended at 04/22/1998 11:55 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 21 minutes.