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Pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Hero of Turkmenistan Oleg Kononenko congratulated the Turkmen people on the New Year, sending a festive message, addressed to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. In his congratulation, the cosmonaut notes that he has no doubt that 20...

A native of the Turkmen city of Turkmenabat (formerly Chardzhou), the Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set off on his fourth space flight. The crew, which he heads as commander, also includes Canadian astronaut David San-Jacques and American astronaut Ann Charlotte McClain. Th...