Vasily Tsibliyev
- Soyuz TM -25 (1997)
Vasily Vasilyevich Ziblijew (Russian Василий Васильевич Циблиев, scientific transliteration Vasilii Vasil'evič Cibliev; born February 20, 1954 in Orechowka, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR ) is a former Russian cosmonaut.
Training
Vasily Ziblijew is a major general in the Russian Air Force. In 1975, he joined the military flight school in Kharkov and 1987, the Military Academy of the Air Force, " J. A. Gagarin " from.
Space flights
Ziblijew twice visited the Mir space station, 1993 Soyuz TM -17 and Soyuz TM- 1997, 25th
Subsequent activities
After his retirement from active cosmonaut squad, he was Deputy Head of Mission Control to then in April 2000, the Deputy Head of Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, where he was responsible for the flight and space training. In September 2003 he was appointed Head of the training center. On 26 March 2010, he retired, and was succeeded by Sergei Krikaljow.
Private
Ziblijew is married and has two children.