Salizhan Sharipov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Salizhan Sharipov

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1964

Place of Birth: Uzgen, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan

Profession: astronaut, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian: ??????? ????????? ???????) (born 24 August 1964) 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 (launched from the U.S.
as an astronaut in 1998 and from Russia as a cosmonaut in 2004) and has conducted two spacewalks.
Sharipov retired on 18 July 2008.