Vasili Tsibliyev
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| Vasili Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | February 20, 1954 Orekhovka, Ukraine |
| Other occupation | Pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant General, Russian Air Force |
| Space time | 381d 15h 52m |
| Selection | 1987 |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-17, Soyuz TM-25 |
Vasily 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.
Tsibliyev was the commander in charge of Mir when it was hit by a Progress spacecraft in 1997.
[edit] External links
- Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
- Biography and C.V. on GCTC's web site (in Russian).
- Current developments at GCTC: here.
- Onboard video from NASA.
- Biographical note from NASA on Shuttle-Mir program.
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