MOSCOW, October 23 Roscosmos has extended the acceptance of documents from those wishing to participate in the recruitment of cosmonauts into the Russian corps, applications will be accepted until December 20, 2023, the press service of the state corporation told reporters on Monday.
It was previously reported that applications will close on October 30th.
«In accordance with the order of the Roscosmos State Corporation No. 396 dated October 20, 2023, the deadline for accepting documents for participation in the fourth open selection for the Roscosmos cosmonaut corps is extended until December 20, 2023,» the message says.
Roscosmos recalled that any Russian citizen under the age of 35 who meets the requirements for applicants can participate in the competition.
Roscosmos announced the start of the fourth open recruitment to the cosmonaut corps on July 10, 2023. As the detachment commander Oleg Kononenko reported, no more than six people will be selected. This is the fourth year that the recruitment has been open, where anyone can submit documents, not just military pilots or employees of some industry enterprises. Eight candidates were selected in 2012 and 2018, and four in 2021. Now there are 26 people in the Russian cosmonaut corps.