Yelena Olegovna Serova (Russian: Елена Олеговна Серова, born April 22, 1976) is a Russian cosmonaut. She was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006 and was assigned in 2011 to Expedition 41, which launched in September 2014. Serova became the first female Russian cosmonaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) on 26 September 2014.