Talgat Musabayev

Astronaut

1951 –

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Who is Talgat Musabayev?

Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev, 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 Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazCosmos.

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Born
Jan 7, 1951
Kazakhstan
Nationality
  • Kazakhstan
  • Russia
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on July 23, 2013

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