Alexander Misurkin, a major in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut, selected in 2006. He is the 116th cosmonaut of Russia and 531st cosmonaut in the world. He made two space flights to the International Space Station on manned transport spacecraft Soyuz TMA-08M and Soyuz MS-06. Flight engineer of the expeditions ISS-35 / ISS-36, ISS-53, commander of the expeditions ISS-54. The flight duration was 334 days 11 hours 29 minutes. He performed four spacewalks, the total duration of work in open space was 28 hours 13 minutes. Prior to joining the cosmonaut corps, he served as a pilot and commander of the aviation link of the Guards Aviation Training Regiment of the A.K.Serov Krasnodar Military Aviation Institute. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (2009). Hero of the Russian Federation, pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (2016). Honorary Citizen of the city of Oryol, Russia.