Vasili Tsibliyev

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Vasili Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev
Vasili Tsibliyev
Cosmonaut
 Nationality Russian
 Born February 20, 1954
Orekhovka, Ukraine
 Occupation1 Pilot
 Rank Major General, Russian Air Force
 Space time 381d 15h 52m
 Selection 1987
 Mission(s) Soyuz TM-17, Soyuz TM-25
 1 previous or current

Vasili Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (Russian: Василий Василиевич Циблиев; born in Orekhovka, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR on February 20, 1954) is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.

He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 26, 1987. Tsibliyev flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-17 from July 1, 1993 to January 14, 1994 and on Soyuz TM-25 from February 2, 1997 to August 14 the same year. He retired on June 19, 1998.

Tsibliyev is married with two children.

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