Aleksey Ovchinin is a Russian cosmonaut born on March 28, 1971. He graduated from the Kachinsk Air Force Pilot School and served as a pilot in the Russian Air Force. Ovchinin was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006 and has participated in multiple space missions, including flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Ovchinin flew on the Soyuz MS-10 mission in October 2018, which experienced a launch failure but resulted in a safe emergency landing. He later participated in the Expedition 58/59 mission to the ISS, contributing to scientific research and international cooperation in space exploration.