Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (); born on February 20, 1954) is a retired Russian

cosmonaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a List of human spaceflight programs, human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spa ...

and former head of the

Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center The Yuri A. Gagarin State Scientific Research-and-Testing Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC; Russian: Центр подготовки космонавтов имени Ю. А. Гагарина) is a Russian training facility responsible for tra ...

Life

He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 26, 1987. Tsibliyev flew as Commander on Soyuz TM-17 from July 1, 1993, to January 14, 1994, and on Soyuz TM-25 from February 2, 1997, to August 14 of the same year. He retired as a cosmonaut on June 19, 1998. From 2003 to 2009, he headed the

. Tsibliyev is married with two children. Tsibliyev was the commander in charge of ''

Mir ''Mir'' (, ; ) was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, first by the Soviet Union and later by the Russia, Russian Federation. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to ...

'' when it was hit by a ''

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'' spacecraft in 1997.

Honours and awards

* Hero of the Russian Federation (14 January 1994) - for courage and heroism displayed during spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir'' *

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * ...

, 3rd class (10 April 1998) - for courage and heroism displayed during prolonged space flight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir'' *

Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" The Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation aimed at recognising achievements in the space program. It was established by Decree of the President of Russia, presidential decree №1099 of September ...

(12 April 2011) - for the great achievements in the field of research, development and use of outer space, many years of diligent work, public activities * Medal for Battle Merit * Medal "For Distinction in Military Service", 2nd class * Medal "For Strengthening brotherhood in arms" (Bulgaria) *

NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal is a United States government award awarded to any non-Government individual or to an individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed for sustained performa ...

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation The Honorary Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation () is a state award of the Russian Federation presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian Federal Space Agency. Usually accompanying the distinction is the title of Hero of th ...

(14 January 1994) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir'' and expressed at high level of professionalism * Prize Laureate Vladimir Vysotsky's "Own Track"

External links

Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

* Current developments at GCTC

Onboard video from NASA

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Life

Honours and awards

See also

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