Yaroslav Pustovyi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yaroslav Pustovyi

Ukrainian astronaut

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1970

Place of Birth: Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, Russia

Profession: astronaut, engineer

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Yaroslav Pustovyi (born 29 December 1970) is a former Ukrainian astronaut.
Pustovyi was one of the first astronauts selected by the State Space Agency of Ukraine in 1996.
Although he was a backup payload specialist on the 1997 NASA space mission STS-87, he did not fly on the mission.
Pustovyi was awarded the Order of Merit for Ukraine in 1998 and competed for the Ansari X Prize in 2003 on the Canadian Arrow team.