October 08, 2012 by decision of the Interdepartmental Qualification Commission recommended to be appointed to the post of test-cosmonauts candidate of the cosmonaut corps of Roscosmos. October 26, 2012 she was appointed to the post of candidate test-cosmonauts of the cosmonaut team of Roscosmos. December 17, 2014 – by the decision of Interdepartmental Qualification Commission she was recommended to the post of a test-cosmonaut of cosmonaut corps of Roscosmos. Since December 17, 2014 she is test-cosmonaut of cosmonaut corps of Roscosmos.