Oleg Kononenko

Oleg Kononenko
Oleg Kononenko
Олег Кононенко
	Kononenko in 2022
Born	Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko; 21 June 1964; Chardzhou, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Status	Active
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Engineer
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation; Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation; Hero of Turkmenistan; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland";
	Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Time in space	1,110 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes
Selection	MKS Cosmonaut Group (1996)
Total EVAs	7
Total EVA time	44 hours, 30 minutes
Missions	Soyuz TMA-12 (Expedition 17); Soyuz TMA-03M (Expedition 30/31); Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45); Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 57/58/59); Soyuz MS-24/MS-25 (Expedition 69/70/71);
Mission insignia

Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко; Turkmen: Oleg Dmitriýewiç Kononenko; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and commander of Expedition 31 aboard Soyuz TMA-03M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 44 and Expedition 45 aboard Soyuz TMA-17M, as a flight engineer on Expedition 57 and commander of Expedition 58 and Expedition 59 aboard Soyuz MS-11, and as a flight engineer on Expedition 69 and Expedition 70 and commander of Expedition 71 aboard Soyuz MS-24/Soyuz MS-25.

Kononenko has accumulated 1,111 days in space over the course of five long-duration missions on the ISS. On 4 February 2024, at 07:30:08 UTC, he broke the record for the most time spent in space previously held by Gennady Padalka at 878 days.