Anatoli Ivanishin
Anatoli Alekseyevich Ivanishin is a retired Russian Air Force colonel and Roscosmos cosmonaut who flew three long-duration ISS missions. He served as both Soyuz and International commander.
- Born
- January 15, 1969
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast,Soviet Union
Flights
3
Spacewalks
N/A
EVA time
N/A
In space
476 days, 4 hours, 41 minutes
Bio
Ivanishin first studied at Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute, then entered the Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School and graduated with a gold medal in 1991. He later earned a degree from Moscow State University in economics, statistics, and information theory.
Selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 2003, Ivanishin flew Soyuz TMA-22 for 29/30, Soyuz MS-01 for Expeditions 48/49, and Soyuz MS-16 for Expeditions 62/63. He commanded Expedition 49 and commanded Soyuz MS-16 after a late crew change in 2020.
Roscosmos announced his retirement from the Cosmonaut Training Center in October 2021. His career links late Soyuz TMA operations, the first Soyuz MS generation, and ISS operations during the early transition.