Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev (Kazakh: Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев, Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev; born 7 January 1951)[1] is a Kazakh politician, 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.[1] Since 2007 he has been head of KazCosmos, Kazakhstan's National Space Agency.

Talgat Musabayev
Талғат Мұсабаев
Musabayev in 2022
Member of the Senate
In office
13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023
Appointed byNursultan Nazarbayev
Personal details
Born (1951-01-07) 7 January 1951 (age 73)[1]
Kargaly, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Political partyAmanat (2007–present)
OccupationTest pilot
AwardsHero of Kazakhstan
StatusRetired
Space career
Roscosmos cosmonaut
Current occupation
Director of Aerospace Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan
Time in space
341d 9h 48m[1]
Selection11 May 1990[1]
Total EVAs
7
Total EVA time
41 hours, 13 minutes
MissionsMir EO-16 (Soyuz TM-19), Mir EO-25 (Soyuz TM-27), ISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31)
Mission insignia

Early career

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Musabayev graduated from Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute in 1974.[1] Then in 1983 he graduated from Higher Military Aviation School in Akhtubinsk, with an engineering diploma.[1] Musabayev received several awards as an aerobatic flyer and was selected as a cosmonaut on 11 May 1990. In 1991, he was appointed to Major and transferred to the cosmonaut group of Air Force (TsPK-11).[2]

Cosmonaut career

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Musabayev was selected to be a cosmonaut on 11 May 1990.[1]

Mir EO-16

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His first spaceflight was as a crew member of the long-duration mission Mir EO-16, which was launched and landed by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-19. Musabayev was designated Flight Engineer; the mission lasted from 1 July 1994 to 4 November 1994, for a total duration of 125 days 22 hours 53 minutes.[1]

Mir EO-25

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His second spaceflight was as Commander of another long-duration expedition called Mir EO-25, which was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-27. The mission lasted from 29 January 1998 to 25 August 25, 1998.

ISS EP-1

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His third mission was as Commander of ISS EP-1, which was a visiting mission to the International Space Station. It was launched by Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31 on 6 May 2001, for a total duration of 7 days 22 hours 4 minutes.[1] This visiting mission was notable for carrying the first ever paying space tourist Dennis Tito.

As of 2007, he was among the top 30 cosmonauts by time in space.

Later life

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He retired from being a cosmonaut in November 2003.[1] He became deputy head of the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and was appointed to Major General in September 2003. From 2005 to 2007 he was General Director of "Bayterek" Corp. which was a Kazakhstani-Russian Joint Venture.[3]

11 April 2007, Musabayev was appointed Head of the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also known as KazCosmos.[4]

From July 13, 2017 to January 24, 2023 - Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[5][6]

Personal life

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He is married and has two children.[1][2]

Honours and awards

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Musabayev on a 2015 stamp of Kazakhstan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cosmonaut Biography: Talgat Musabayev". spacefacts.de.
  2. ^ a b "Documents – NASA-7 biographies". NASA.
  3. ^ "Biography". Kazakhstan government website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan has own space exploration course :Talgat Musabayev". Kazinform. 13 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Талгат Мусабаев назначен сенатором" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Токаев прекратил полномочия Ашимбаева и 12 сенаторов" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 24 January 2023.
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