Russia Assigns Cosmonaut For SpaceX Crew-5

Anna Kikina
Credit: TV Rososmos
MOSCOW— Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission slated for next fall, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian State Space Corp Roscosmos, announced on Dec. 8. Kikina, a rookie cosmonaut and sole female member of the Russian...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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