Talgat Musabayev
Talgat Musabayev | |
|---|---|
Talğat Mūsabaev Талғат Мұсабаев | |
Musabayev in 1998 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1951[1] Kargaly, Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 4 August 2025 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Political party | Amanat (2007–2025) |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards | Template:Hero of the Kazakhstan Template:Hero of the Russian Federation |
| Space career | |
| Roscosmos cosmonaut | |
Current occupation | Director of Aerospace Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan |
Time in space | 341d 9h 48m[1] |
| Selection | 11 May 1990[1] |
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 | |
Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev (Kazakh: Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев; 7 January 1951 – 4 August 2025)[1] was a Kazakh test pilot, cosmonaut and politician. He flew on three spaceflights. His first two spaceflights were aboard the Russian space station Mir. His third spaceflight was a short visiting mission to the International Space Station. He retired as a cosmonaut in November 2003.[1] Beginning in 2007 he was head of KazCosmos, Kazakhstan's National Space Agency.
From 13 July 2017 to 24 January 2023, he was Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[2][3]
Musabayev died on 4 August 2025 at the age of 74.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Cosmonaut Biography: Talgat Musabayev". spacefacts.de.
- ↑ "Талгат Мусабаев назначен сенатором" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ↑ "Токаев прекратил полномочия Ашимбаева и 12 сенаторов" (in Russian). tengrinews.kz. 2023-01-24.
- ↑ https://www.lada.kz/kazakhstan-news/141741-ushel-iz-zhizni-talgat-musabaev-legendarnyi-kazakhstanskii-kosmonavt.html