Talgat Musabayev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Talgat Musabayev

Russian cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1951

Place of Birth: Kargaly, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Profession: astronaut, engineer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia, Kazakhstan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev (Kazakh: ?????? ???????????? ????????; born 7 January 1951) is a Kazakh 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.
Since 2007 he has been head of Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazCosmos.