His first space flight Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov made on January 23, 1998 as a specialist of the ENDEAVOUR spacecraft flight under the STS-89 program duration of 8 days 19 hours. During the flight, a dock was carried out with the Russian orbital complex “Peace”.
The second cosmic field of Salizhan Shakirovich committed as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft and flight engineer of the 10th major expedition at the International Space Station from October 14, 2004 to April 25, 2005. During the flight, two outlets were performed in open space. For the successful implementation of space flights, S.Sh. Sharipov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
Currently, Salizhan Shakirovich continues to work for the benefit of domestic cosmonautics and holds the position of head of the Cosmocentre – Deputy Head of the Compass-Historical Complex.
Roskosmos State Corporation Guide, Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin, Cosmonauts detachment, CPC staff cordially congratulate the hero of Russia, the cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Salizan Shakirovich Sharipova happy birthday and wish good health, family well-being, happiness, success in professional activity!