A colorful career
Sergei retired from spaceflight in 2007. He was then appointed to be Vice President for the SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and was in charge of manned space flights. He also became the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center’s administrator.
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Overall, Sergei has spent 803 days, 9 hours, and 39 minutes in space. There is no doubt that he was an exceptional man and that he loved his job. The events that transpired were recorded in the 1995 documentary, Out of the Present. His story has also inspired the plot for the film Sergio and Sergei.