Talgat Musabayev

Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev (; 7 January 1951 – 4 August 2025) 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. 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.

Musabayev died on 4 August 2025 at the age of 74.https://www.lada.kz/kazakhstan-news/141741-ushel-iz-zhizni-talgat-musabaev-legendarnyi-kazakhstanskii-kosmonavt.html

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