Yuri Shargin
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Nationality Russian
Date Of Birth 1960-03-20
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin (Russian: Юрий Георгиевич Шаргин) is a retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces.
He was selected as a cosmonaut on February 9, 1996.
He was selected in 2004, to be the flight engineer on the Soyuz TMA-5 mission to the International Space Station. Shargin was the first Russian military cosmonaut on board and had a secret mission.
