Nikolay Chub

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

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub
Born (1984-06-10) 10 June 1984
Novocherkassk, RSFSR
StatusActive
NationalityRussian
OccupationTest cosmonaut
Space career
Cosmonaut
Previous occupation
Economist
SelectionTsPK-16 Cosmonaut Group

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.

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.[2]

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