Talgat Musabayev
Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev (Kazakh: Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев, Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev; born 7 January 1951) is a Kazakh test pilot and former cosmonaut who flew on three spaceflights. His first two spaceflights were long-duration stays aboard the Russian space station Mir. His third spaceflight was a short duration visiting mission to the International Space Station, which also carried the first paying space tourist Dennis Tito. He retired as a cosmonaut in November 2003. Since 2007 he has been head of KazCosmos, Kazakhstan's National Space Agency.
Talgat Musabayev | |
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| Талғат Мұсабаев | |
Musabayev in 2022 | |
| Born | 7 January 1951 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Kazakh (currently) |
| Other names | Талғат Амангелдіұлы Мұсабаев |
| Occupation | Test Pilot |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Director of Aerospace Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan |
Time in space | 341d 9h 48m |
| Selection | 11 May 1990 |
Total EVAs | 7 |
Total EVA time | 41 hours, 13 minutes |
| Missions | Mir EO-16 (Soyuz TM-19), Mir EO-25 (Soyuz TM-27), ISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31) |
Mission insignia | |
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