Back ساليزهان شاريپوڤ ARZ Салижан Шарипов Bulgarian Salijan Xarípov Catalan Saližan Šaripov Czech Salischan Schakirowitsch Scharipow German Salijan Sharipov Spanish سالیژان شالیپوف Persian Saližan Šaripov Finnish Salijan Charipov French Salizhan Sharipov Galician

Salizhan Sharipov

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov
Салижан Шакирович Шарипов (Russian)
Солижон Шокирович Шарипов (Uzbek)
Салижан Шакир уулу Шарипов (Kyrgyz)
Солиҷон Шокирович Шарипов (Tajik)
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964 (age 59)
Andijan Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
(now Uzbekistan)
StatusRetired
NationalityUzbek
Russians
OccupationAir Force Pilot
AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
RankColonel
Time in space
201d 14h 50m
Selection1990 Cosmonaut Group
MissionsSTS-89, Soyuz TMA-5 (Expedition 10)
Mission insignia

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian: Салижан Шакирович Шарипов, Uzbek: Солижон Шокирович Шарипов, Kyrgyz: Салижан Шакир уулу Шарипов, Tajik: Солиҷон Шокирович Шарипов; born 24 August 1964) is a Kyrgyz cosmonaut of Uzbek descent.[1] Sharipov is a co-author and investigator for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. He has been to space twice (launched from the U.S. as an astronaut in 1998 and from Russia as a cosmonaut in 2004) and has conducted two space walks. Sharipov retired on 18 July 2008.[2]

  1. ^ NASA (2006). "Salizhan Sharipov Biography". NASA. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  2. ^ "Biographies of USSR/Russian Cosmonauts: Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov". SPACEFACTS.de. Retrieved June 15, 2010.

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