Talgat Musabayev

Misjonen:

• Soyuz TM-19
• Soyuz TM-27
• Soyuz TM-32

Informationen über Talgat Musabayev

Talgat Musabayev was the flight engineer of the Mir-25 mission, which lasted from January 29, 1998, until August 25, 1998. He and Mir-25 Commander Nikolai Budarin worked with two American astronauts on the space station, beginning with David Wolf. Wolf's mission began with the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 25, 1997, and ended when he returned to Earth on January 31, 1998. He was replaced by Andrew Thomas, whose mission started with the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on January 22, 1998, and came to a close when he returned to Earth on June 12, 1998. Musabayev was born January 7, 1951 in Kargaly, Dzhampul Oblast, Kazakhstan. He is married with two children. He graduated from Red Banner Aviation School in Riga as an aviation engineer. Musabayev received several awards as an aerobatic flyer and was selected as a cosmonaut on May 11, 1990. In 1991, he was appointed to Major and transferred to the cosmonaut group of Air Force (TsPK-11).