Salizhan Sharipov
Astronaut
The first cosmonaut from the Kyrgyz Republic, he has visited both the Mir and International Space Stations.
He graduated from the Soviet Air Force Pilot School in 1987.
He was flight engineer on Expedition 10 to the ISS.
He married and had two children.
He was on STS-89 that brought astronaut David Wolf back from the Mir Space Station.