Nikolai Chub

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Chub
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Chub
Born	10 June 1984 (age 37); Novocherkassk, RSFSR
Status	Active
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Test cosmonaut
	Space career
Cosmonaut
Previous occupation	Economist
Selection	TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub (Russian: Николай Александрович Чуб; born 10 June 1984 in Novocherkassk, RSFSR, USSR, now Russia) is a cosmonaut selected by the Roscosmos space agency in 2012.

Biography[]

Prior to selection as a cosmonaut, Chub obtained a degree in management and informatics from the South-Russian State Technical University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) in 2006 as the top member of his class.^[1] He subsequently obtained a graduate degree in economics from the same institution.

Prior to his selection as a cosmonaut, Chub directed the astronautics firm Space Tu, LLC. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014.

In 2019 Chub participated to the training ESA CAVES,^[2]^[3] organized by the European Space Agency, held between Italy and Slovenia.

Chub trained as a backup crewmember for the Soyuz MS-12 flight to the International Space Station, and in accordance with his Roscosmos biography, had been selected as a crewmember for the Soyuz MS-17 mission, but was subsequently replaced by American astronaut Kathleen Rubins.^[4]

References[]

^ Ekaterina Ivanova (2015-04-15). "Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub: "I want to take a selfie with the Earth in the background" (in Russian). Shakhty online newspaper. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
^ "Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme". Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. 2021-07-01. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. ISSN 0094-5765.
^ "Meet the Cavenauts . N. Chub".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Soyuz MS-17 Crew" (in Russian). Cosmonautics Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

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[1] Ekaterina Ivanova (2015-04-15). "Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub: "I want to take a selfie with the Earth in the background" (in Russian). Shakhty online newspaper. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

[2] "Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme". Acta Astronautica. 184: 150–166. 2021-07-01. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003. ISSN 0094-5765.

[3] "Meet the Cavenauts . N. Chub".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Soyuz MS-17 Crew" (in Russian). Cosmonautics Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Chub
Born	(1984-06-10) 10 June 1984 (age 37) Novocherkassk, RSFSR
Status	Active
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Test cosmonaut
Space career
Cosmonaut
Previous occupation	Economist
Selection	TsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group