Nikolai Chub

{{Short description|Russian cosmonaut (born 1984)}}{{Family name hatnote|Aleksandrovich|Chub|lang=East Slavic}}{{Infobox astronaut | name = Nikolai Chub | native_name = Николай Чуб | image = Nikolai Chub at the Expedition 68 State Commission meeting on September 20, 2022 (NHQ202209200012) (cropped) 2.jpg | caption = Chub in 2022 | type = Roscosmos cosmonaut | status = Active | birth_name = Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|06|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = Novocherkassk, Russian SFSR, USSR | death_date = | death_place = | current_occupation = Test cosmonaut | previous_occupation = Economist | rank = | space_time = 373{{nbsp}}days, 20{{nbsp}}hours, 14{{nbsp}}minutes | selection = TsPK 2012 Cosmonaut Group | missions = Soyuz MS-24/MS-25 (Expedition 69/70/71) | insignia = 45px 45px 52px | evas = 2 | eva_time = 12{{nbsp}}hours, 17{{nbsp}}minutes | awards = }}

'''Nikolay Aleksandrovich Chub''' ({{langx|ru|Николай Александрович Чуб}}; born 10 June 1984) is a cosmonaut selected by the Roscosmos space agency in 2012.

==Biography== Prior to selection as a cosmonaut, Chub obtained a degree in management and informatics from the South-Russian State Technical University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute) in 2006 as the top member of his class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kvu.su/news/society/kosmonavt_nikolay_chub_khochu_sdelat_selfi_na_fone_zemli/#ixzz65iRZgecC|author=Ekaterina Ivanova|title=Cosmonaut Nikolai Chub: "I want to take a selfie with the Earth in the background.|publisher=Shakhty online newspaper|date=2015-04-15|access-date=2020-12-05|language=ru|archive-date=2019-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914064814/http://kvu.su/news/society/kosmonavt_nikolay_chub_khochu_sdelat_selfi_na_fone_zemli#ixzz65iRZgecC|url-status=dead}}</ref> He subsequently obtained a graduate degree in economics from the same institution.

Prior to his selection as a cosmonaut, Chub directed the astronautics firm Space Tu, LLC. He was selected as a cosmonaut candidate in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014.

In 2019 Chub participated to the training ESA CAVES,<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2021-07-01|title=Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576521001478|journal=Acta Astronautica|language=en|volume=184|pages=150–166|doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003|issn=0094-5765|last1=Sauro |first1=Francesco |last2=De Waele |first2=Jo |last3=Payler |first3=Samuel J. |last4=Vattano |first4=Marco |last5=Sauro |first5=Francesco Maria |last6=Turchi |first6=Leonardo |last7=Bessone |first7=Loredana |bibcode=2021AcAau.184..150S |s2cid=234819922 |hdl=11585/819077 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the Cavenauts . N. Chub|url=https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2019/09/12/meet-the-cavenauts-nikolai-chub/}}</ref> organized by the European Space Agency, held between Italy and Slovenia.

Chub trained as a backup crewmember for the Soyuz MS-12 flight to the International Space Station, and in accordance with his Roscosmos biography, had been selected as a crewmember for the Soyuz MS-17 mission, but was subsequently replaced by American astronaut Kathleen Rubins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?PHPSESSID=89aukjh20jdd4i2nu0uvadabl6;topic=15496.msg1736245#msg1736245|title=Soyuz MS-17 Crew|publisher=Cosmonautics Magazine|access-date=2020-12-05|language=ru}}</ref>

In January 2022 Chub was denied without explanation a visa to the United States to visit the Johnson Space Center and to hold a five-week session there to get acquainted with the American segment of the ISS.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url= https://tass.ru/obschestvo/13497381|title=США отказали в визе российскому космонавту для тренировок в американском центре |lang= |website= |publisher=TASS |date= 2022-01-22|access-date=2022-01-24}}</ref> Roscosmos considered that the decision of the American side threatens the safety of the astronaut on the ISS.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5180527|title= «Роскосмос»: отказ США выдать визу космонавту Чубу угрожает его безопасности на МКС|lang= |website=«Kommersant»|publisher=|date= 2022-01-22|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref> After the publication of this information, a visa for a trip to the United States was issued to Chub a few days later.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://tass.ru/kosmos/13536681 |title= Рогозин заявил, что проблем с американскими визами для космонавтов нет|lang= |website= |publisher= |date=2022-01-26|access-date=2022-01-27}}</ref>

Chub was again assigned as a backup crew member for Soyuz MS-22, and then flew on MS-24. He returned on Soyuz MS-25 after a year long mission in space.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foust |first1=Jeff |title=Russian cosmonaut secures U.S. visa after initial denial|url=https://spacenews.com/russian-cosmonaut-secures-u-s-visa-after-initial-denial/ |website=SpaceNews |access-date=21 October 2022 |language=en |date=27 January 2022}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.astronaut.ru/as_rusia/2012/text/chub.htm?reload_coolmenus Astronaut.ru biography] * [http://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=1712 Roscosmos biography] * [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/chub_nikolai.htm SPACEFACTS biography]

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