birth_place mission nationality article_title birth_date selection rank insignia image time name type occupation
shchyokino , russia soyuz tm-30 , soyuz tma-1 , soyuz tm-34 russian sergei zalyotin
 april 21 , 1962 1990 tspk cosmonaut group colonel , russian air force 30px 30px sergei zalyotin 2002.jpg 83d 16h 36m sergei viktorovich zalyotin rka cosmonaut pilot
sergei zalyotin

sergei viktorovich zalyotin -lrb- ; born april 21 , 1962 -rrb- is a russian cosmonaut and a veteran of two space missions .
zalyotin was born in tula and attended the borisoglebsk higher military school before becoming a fighter pilot in the russian air force .
he also holds a degree in ecological management .
zalyotin was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 1990 .
in 2000 , zalyotin was a member of the final resident crew aboard the mir space station .
he briefly visited the international space station aboard soyuz tma-1 in 2002 .
