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Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian
language|Russian:
Сализха&
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Шакиров&
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Шарипов)
(born August 24, 1964 in Uzgen, Osh oblast,
Kirghiz SSR, now in Kyrgyzstan) is a Russian
astronaut|cosmonaut. He is married to Nadezhda
Mavlyanovna Sharipova. They have one daughter and
one son. He enjoys Football (soccer)|football
(soccer) and reading. His father, Mr. Shakirzhan
Sharipov, resides in Uzgen.

==Education==
Graduated from the Soviet Air Force Pilot School
in 1987. In 1994, he graduated from Moscow State
University with a degree in cartography.



==Experience==
After graduation from the Air Force Pilot School
in 1987, he worked as a pilot-instructor and
taught eight cadets. He has logged over 950 hours
flying time. He has experience flying on
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21, L-39 aircraft.

Selected by the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
(GCTC) Sharipov became a cosmonaut-candidate in
1990. In 1992, he completed general space training
and became a cosmonaut. As a member of the group
he has completed a full course of training for OC
MIR space flights as a crew commander.

Sharipov has flown one mission and has logged over
211 hours in space. He served as a mission
specialist on the crew of STS-89 (January
22–January 31|31, 1998), the eighth
Shuttle-Mir docking mission during which the crew
transferred more than 8,000 pounds of scientific
equipment, logistical hardware and water from
Space Shuttle Endeavour to Mir. In the fifth and
last exchange of a U.S. astronaut, STS-89
delivered Andy Thomas to Mir and returned with
David Wolf. Mission duration was 8 days, 19 hours
and 47 seconds, traveling 3.6 million miles in 138
orbits of the Earth.

Sharipov was also Flight Engineer on Expedition 10
to the International Space Station .

NASA