A meeting with test cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin

On the 16^th of April a meeting with test cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin was held on the territory of the TsAGI Technopark.

Dmitry Alexandrovich spoke about the selection and training of candidates for the cosmonaut corps, the backup crew and plans for the development of Russian cosmonautics. The participants showed great interest during the meeting, asking many questions.

One of the most memorable moments of the meeting was a direct telephone connection with the ISS orbit, during which the participants talked to the crew commander Oleg Artemiev.

After the meeting, Dmitry Aleksandrovich and the participants of the meeting were given a tour of the NIK production site in the TsAGI Technopark.