Talgat Musabayev | |
|---|---|
| Талғат Мұсабаев | |
.jpg) Musabayev in 2022 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 13 July 2017 – 24 January 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1951[1] Kargaly, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
| Political party | Amanat (2007–present) |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards |   |
| Status | Retired |
| 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 |     |
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.