Gennady Padalka

Gennady Ivanovich Padalka is a Russian Air Force officer and Roscosmos cosmonaut. Padalka is the only person to have served as commander of the International Space Station (ISS) four times. He previously held the record for the most time spent in space at 878 days until Oleg Kononenko broke this record on February 4, 2024 at 07:30:08 UTC and is currently at 2nd position. He worked on both Mir and the International Space Station.

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1958  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Gennady Ivanovich Padalka
aircraft pilot, astronaut, military personnel, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Order of the Crown, Hero of the Russian Federation, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Commander of the Order of the Crown, ministerial awards of the Russian Federation, Russian government prize for science and technology, NASA Space Flight Medal, Medal for International Astronautical Cooperation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Dostyk Order of grade II, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class, Soviet Union, Russia, 

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  Soyuz TM-28 ⓘ
  1998 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Soyuz TMA-4 ⓘ
  Russian space exploration mission

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  Expedition 9 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-14 ⓘ
  2009 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 19 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 20 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 31 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-04M ⓘ
  2012 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 32 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 43 ⓘ
  43rd expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-16M ⓘ
  2015 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 44 ⓘ
  44th expedition to the International Space Station

Soyuz TM-28, 

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1998 Soyuz TM-28

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2004 Soyuz TMA-4

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2004 Expedition 9

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2009 Soyuz TMA-14

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2009 Expedition 19

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2009 Expedition 20

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2012 Expedition 31

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2012 Soyuz TMA-04M

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2012 Expedition 32

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2015 Expedition 43

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2015 Soyuz TMA-16M

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2015 Expedition 44

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RSA cosmonaut Gennady Padalka performing an ultrasound exam on NASA astronaut Michael Fincke aboard the International Space Station.

Геннадий Падалка (14-07-2011)

Gennady Padalka at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center before the Expedition 43 flight (201503140006HQ) (cropped)

Expedition 31 crew portrait

Gennady Padalka at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center before the Expedition 43 flight (201503140006HQ)

Padalka

Gennady Padalka crop

Soyuz TMA-4 crew at Johnson Space Center

ISS Expedition 9 crew

Soyuz TMA-4 Crew

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1998	Soyuz TM-28	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TM	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2004	Soyuz TMA-4	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2004	Expedition 9	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Soyuz TMA-14	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Expedition 19	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	Expedition 20	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 31	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Soyuz TMA-04M	human spaceflight, Soyuz TMA-M	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 32	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2015	Expedition 43	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2015	Soyuz TMA-16M	human spaceflight, Soyuz TMA-M	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2015	Expedition 44	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
commons	image		RSA cosmonaut Gennady Padalka performing an ultrasound exam on NASA astronaut Michael Fincke aboard the International Space Station.		Commons
commons	image		Геннадий Падалка (14-07-2011)		Commons
commons	image		Gennady Padalka at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center before the Expedition 43 flight (201503140006HQ) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Expedition 31 crew portrait		Commons
commons	image		Gennady Padalka at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center before the Expedition 43 flight (201503140006HQ)		Commons
commons	image		Padalka		Commons
commons	image		Gennady Padalka crop		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TMA-4 crew at Johnson Space Center		Commons
commons	image		ISS Expedition 9 crew		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz TMA-4 Crew		Commons