Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Овчинин, Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ɐfˈt͡ɕinʲɪn][2]) born 28 September 1971 in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR is a Russian Air Force Major and cosmonaut, who was selected in 2006.[3] Ovchinin made his first spaceflight in 2016, and was assigned as Commander of Soyuz MS-10 in 2018.