Space · astronaut
Vasily Tsibliyev
RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY (ROSCOSMOS)
RUSSIAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
381 d 15 h
Spacewalks
6
19 h 12 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
RussianBorn
20 Feb 1954First flight
01 Jul 1993Most recent flight
10 Feb 1997Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (Russian: Василий Василиевич Циблиев); 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 was the commander in charge of Mir when it was hit by a Progress spacecraft in 1997.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-25 | 10 Feb 1997 |
| 01 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-17 | 01 Jul 1993 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026