Vasily Tsibliyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vasily Tsibliyev

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1954

Place of Birth: Orikhivka, Ukraine

Profession: astronaut, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ???????); born on February 20, 1954) is a Russian cosmonaut. 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 on June 19, 1998.
Tsibliyev is currently Chief of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center at Star City, Russia.
Tsibliyev is married with two children. Tsibliyev was the commander in charge of Mir when it was hit by a Progress spacecraft in 1997.