Editing Talgat Musabayev

{{short description|Kazakh politician, test pilot and former cosmonaut (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Talgat Musabayev
| native_name   = {{nobold|Талғат Мұсабаев}}
| image         = Talğat Musabaev (2022).jpg
| caption       = Musabayev in 2022
| office        = Member of the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]]
| term_start    = 13 July 2017
| term_end      = 24 January 2023
| appointer     = [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]
| nationality   = [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]]
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1951|1|7|df=y}}<ref name=SF-bio/> 
| birth_place   = [[Zhambyl District, Almaty Region|Kargaly]], [[Soviet Union]] <small> (now [[Kazakhstan]]) </small>
| occupation    = [[Test pilot]]
| party         = [[Amanat (political party)|Amanat]] (2007–present)
| awards        = {{Hero of the Kazakhstan}} {{Hero of the Russian Federation}}
| module        = {{Infobox astronaut
| child         = yes
| type          = [[Roscosmos]] cosmonaut
| status        = Retired
| current_occupation = Director of Aerospace Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan
| time          = 341d 9h 48m<ref name=SF-bio/>
| selection     = 11 May 1990<ref name=SF-bio/>
| eva1          = 7
| eva2          = 41 hours, 13 minutes
| mission       = Mir EO-16 ([[Soyuz TM-19]]), Mir EO-25 ([[Soyuz TM-27]]), [[ISS EP-1]] ([[Soyuz TM-32]] / [[Soyuz TM-31]])
| insignia      = [[Image:Soyuz TM-19 patch.png|50px]] [[Image:PegaseSoyuzTM27svg.svg|50px]] [[Image:Soyuz TM-32 patch.png|50px]] [[File:Soyuz TM-31 patch.png|55px]]}}
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'''Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev''' ({{langx|kk|Талғат Аманкелдіұлы Мұсабаев}}, ''Talğat Amankeldıūly Mūsabaev''; born 7 January 1951)<ref name=SF-bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/musabayev_talgat.htm|title=Cosmonaut Biography: Talgat Musabayev|publisher=spacefacts.de}}</ref> is a [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]]  politician, test pilot and former [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] who flew on three [[spaceflight]]s. 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 tourism|space tourist]] [[Dennis Tito]]. He retired as a cosmonaut in November 2003.<ref name=SF-bio/> Since 2007 he has been head of [[KazCosmos]], Kazakhstan's National Space Agency.

==Early career==
Musabayev graduated from [[Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute]] in 1974.<ref name=SF-bio/> Then in 1983 he graduated from Higher Military Aviation School in [[Akhtubinsk]], with an engineering diploma.<ref name=SF-bio/> Musabayev received several awards as an aerobatic flyer and was selected as a cosmonaut on 11 May 1990. In 1991, he was appointed to Major and transferred to the cosmonaut group of Air Force (TsPK-11).<ref name=NASA-bio/>

==Cosmonaut career==
Musabayev was selected to be a cosmonaut on 11 May 1990.<ref name=SF-bio/>

===Mir EO-16===
His first spaceflight was as a crew member of the long-duration mission Mir EO-16, which was launched and landed by the spacecraft [[Soyuz TM-19]]. Musabayev was designated Flight Engineer; the mission lasted from 1 July 1994 to 4 November 1994, for a total duration of 125 days 22 hours 53 minutes.<ref name=SF-bio/>

===Mir EO-25===
His second spaceflight was as Commander of another long-duration expedition called Mir EO-25, which was launched by the spacecraft [[Soyuz TM-27]]. The mission lasted from 29 January 1998 to 25 August 25, 1998.

===ISS EP-1===
His third mission was as Commander of [[ISS EP-1]], which was a visiting mission to the [[International Space Station]]. It was launched by [[Soyuz TM-32]], and was landed by [[Soyuz TM-31]] on 6 May 2001, for a total duration of 7 days 22 hours 4 minutes.<ref name=SF-bio/> This visiting mission was notable for carrying the first ever paying [[space tourism|space tourist]] [[Dennis Tito]].

{{As of|2007}}, he was among the [[Spaceflight records#Total time in space|top 30 cosmonauts by time in space]].

==Later life==
He retired from being a cosmonaut in November 2003.<ref name=SF-bio/> He became deputy head of the [[Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy]] and was appointed to Major General in September 2003. From 2005 to 2007 he was General Director of "Bayterek" Corp. which was a Kazakhstani-Russian Joint Venture.<ref name=KZ-bio>{{cite web|url=http://primeminister.government.kz/blogs/musabaev_t?lang=en|title=Biography|publisher=Kazakhstan government website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130219004958/http://primeminister.government.kz/blogs/musabaev_t?lang=en|archivedate=19 February 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

11 April 2007, Musabayev was appointed Head of the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also known as [[KazCosmos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2178551|title=Kazakhstan has own space exploration course :Talgat Musabayev|publisher=Kazinform|date=13 April 2009}}</ref>

From July 13, 2017 to January 24, 2023 - Deputy of the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] of the [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|Parliament]] of the Republic of [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/talgat-musabaev-naznachen-senatorom-322259/ |title= Талгат Мусабаев назначен сенатором |language=ru |publisher= tengrinews.kz  |date= 2017-07-13|access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tengrinews.kz/news/tokaev-prekratil-polnomochiya-ashimbaeva-i-12senatorov-489367/  |title= Токаев прекратил полномочия Ашимбаева и 12 сенаторов |language=ru  |publisher= tengrinews.kz  |date= 2023-01-24}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married and has two children.<ref name=SF-bio/><ref name=NASA-bio>{{cite web|url=https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/documentation/mir-summaries/nasa7/biographies/biographies.htm#musabayev|title=Documents – NASA-7 biographies|publisher=NASA}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
[[File:Talgat Musabayev 2015 stamp of Kazakhstan.jpg|thumb|Musabayev on a 2015 stamp of Kazakhstan]]
* [[Hero of the Russian Federation]] (24 November 1994) – for active participation in the preparation and successful implementation of lengthy space flight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir'', displaying courage and heroism
* [[People's Hero of Kazakhstan]] (1995)
* [[Order of Merit for the Fatherland]];
**2nd class (28 September 2001) – for their courage and heroism in the implementation of the international space flight
**3rd class (25 December 1998) – for their courage and selflessness shown during spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir''
* [[Order of Otan]] (1998)
* Order Barys (Leopard), 1st class (2002)
* [[Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"]] (12 April 2011) – for outstanding contribution to the development of international cooperation in [[Human spaceflight|crewed space flight]]
* Medal "Astana" (1999)
* [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]] (10 October 1991) – for active participation in preparation for space flight on the orbital scientific research complex ''Mir'', a great contribution to strengthening mutual understanding, friendship and trust between the peoples of the Soviet Union and the Republic of Austria
* [[Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation]] (1994)
* [[Pilot-Cosmonaut of Kazakhstan]] (1995)
* [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (Austria, 1991)
* Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]] (France, October 2010) – for services to the exploration of space and, in particular, for close cooperation with France and French astronauts during his second 208-day space flight in 1998, as well as effective strategic partnership with France as the head of [[KazCosmos]]
* [[NASA Space Flight Medal]] (United States, 1998) for distinguished contributions to the [[Shuttle-Mir program]]

==See also==
*[[List of Heroes of the Russian Federation]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205150343/http://www.musabayev.ru/ Personal website (Russian)]
*[http://www.baikonuradm.ru/index.php?mod=180 The official website of the city administration Baikonur – Honorary citizens of Baikonur]

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