Salizhan Sharipov
| Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov | |
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| Cosmonaut | |
| Nationality | Kyrgyzstan |
| Status | Retired |
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24 August 1964 Uzgen, Osh oblast, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union |
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Other occupation
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Air Force Pilot |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Time in space
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201d 14h 50m |
| Selection | 1990 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | STS-89, Soyuz TMA-5 (Expedition 10) |
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Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian: Салижан Шакирович Шарипов) (born 24 August 1964 in Uzgen, Osh oblast, Kirghiz SSR, now in Kyrgyzstan) 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 and has conducted two spacewalks. Sharipov retired on 18 July 2008.
Sharipov was the first cosmonaut of the Kyrgyz Republic, ethnic Uzbek. He is married to Nadezhda Mavlyanovna Sharipova. They have one daughter, Nigara Salizhanovna Sharipova, born in 1988 and one son, Zhakhongir Salizhanovich Sharipov, born in 1992. He is known to enjoy football and reading. His father, Mr. Shakirzhan Sharipov, resides in Uzgen. Sharipov is famous for his unibrow.
Sharipov graduated from the Soviet Air Force Pilot School in 1987. In 1994, he graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in cartography.
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (1988), Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Baatyry) (1998). He was decorated with Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic (Ak Shumkar Medal, 1998), Russian Federation Air Force Medals and NASA Space Flight Medal (1998).
On 20 April 2005, Kyrgyz Republic issued a postal stamp depicting Salizhan Sharipov.
After graduation from the Air Force Pilot School in 1987, Sharipov worked as a pilot-instructor and taught eight cadets. He has logged over 950 hours flying time. He has experience flying on MiG-21 and L-39 aircraft.
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