Talgat Musabayev

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.

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	(1951-01-07)7 January 1951[1] Kargaly, Zhambyl District, Almaty Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died	4 August 2025(2025-08-04) (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

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]