Anton Shkaplerov

Anton Shkaplerov is a Russian cosmonaut, born on 20 February 1972, and a veteran of four spaceflights, all on Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station: Soyuz TMA-22 in 2011, Soyuz TMA-15M in 2014, Soyuz MS-07 in 2017 and Soyuz MS-19 in 2021. His station stays covered Expedition 29, 30, 42, 43, 54, 55 and 66. Wikidata records 709 days and 8 hours in space across the four flights. Wikipedia describes him as a former cosmonaut. The numbered Soyuz spacecraft are the Russian vehicles that carry crews to the station, and he flew in four of them over a decade.

Born: 20 February 1972
Country: Russia
Flights: 4: Soyuz TMA-22 (2011), Soyuz TMA-15M (2014), Soyuz MS-07 (2017), Soyuz MS-19 (2021)
Time in space: 709 days 8 hours
Stations visited: International Space Station, as part of Expedition 29, Expedition 30, Expedition 43, Expedition 42, Expedition 66, Expedition 54, Expedition 55

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

Events

20 November 1998

International Space Station
- Proton, Soyuz, Space Shuttle
The station is still in operation. Modules were built in Russia, the US and Europe, and the project grew out of a post-Cold War partnership. It is now due to be deorbited, with SpaceX named as the vehicle operator around 2030 in one video.
2 videos
- DW Documentary
- Curious Droid