Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut)

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 06-May-1966

Place of Birth: Shchyolkovo, Russia

Profession: astronaut, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: A???????? A???????????? ????????; born May 6, 1966) is a Russian cosmonaut.
He has had two spaceflights, which were long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station.
His first spaceflight took place from April to September 2010, and was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-18.
He arrived at the station part way through Expedition 23, of which Oleg Kotov was the Commander.
When Expedition 24 began in June, Skvortsov became Commander.