Nationality Russian Rank Colonel Role Cosmonaut | Name Konstantin Valkov Status Retired | |
Born November 11, 1971 (age 52)
Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia ( 1971-11-11 ) Selection 1997 TsPK Cosmonaut Group Space agency Russian Federal Space Agency | ||
Konstantin Anatolyevich Valkov (Russian: Константин Анатольевич Вальков; November 11, 1971- ) is a Russian former Cosmonaut. He was selected as part of the TsPK-12 Cosmonaut group in 1997.
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Early life and education
Valkov was born in Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia on November 11, 1971. In 1994, he graduated from Barnaul Higher Military Air School of Pilots and subsequently became a Colonel in the Russian Air Force.
Cosmonaut career
Valkov was selected as part of the TsPK-12 group of cosmonauts to train at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in 1997. He then completed basic training in 1999. He retired without flying in space in 2012.
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