Biography of Yuri Romanenko -

Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air
Force) is a Test-Cosmonaut of Yu.A. Gagarin
Cosmonaut Training Center.

PERSONAL DATA: Born August 9, 1971, in Schelkovo,
near Moscow. His parents, Yuri Victorovich
Romanenko and Aleftina Ivanovna, reside in Star
City. He is married to Yulia Leonidovna Romanenko
(Danilovskaya). They have one son. His hobbies
include underwater hunting, tennis, car repairs,
tourism, yachting, volleyball, and music.

EDUCATION: After graduation from Star City high
school in 1986 Romanenko entered the Leningrad
Suvorov military school from which he graduated in
1988. In 1988 he entered the Chernigov High Air
Force School of pilots from which he graduated in
1992 as a pilot-engineer.

EXPERIENCE: Following graduation from pilot school
Romanenko served as a second commander in the Air
Force. He flew L-39 and Tu-134 aircraft. Romanenko
has logged over 500 hours of flight time. He is a
Class 3 Air Force pilot.

Romanenko was selected as a test-cosmonaut
candidate of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Cosmonaut Office in December 1997. From January
1998 to November 1999, he completed his basic
training course. In November 1999, he was
qualified as a test cosmonaut.

AUGUST 2002 

Source:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/romanenko.ht
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