'''Gennady Ivanovich Padalka''' (Russian: Гeннадий Иванович Падалка) (born June 21, 1958, in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married to Irina Anatolievna Padalka (Ponomareva). They have three daughters: Yulia, Ekaterina and Sonya. Gennady enjoys the theater, parachute sport and diving. Padalka is a recipient of the Hero St...(continue reading)