Salizhan Sharipov

Salizhan Sharipov

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Nationality Kyrgyz

Date Of Birth 1964-08-24

Status Retired

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian: Салижан Шакирович Шарипов) (born 24 August 1964) is a Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut. 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 spacewalks. Sharipov retired on 18 July 2008.

Salizhan Sharipov's Launches

Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-89

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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