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Toktar Aubakirov is a male aircraft pilot, astronaut, politician, and test pilot. He was born in 1946 in the Karkaraly District and holds citizenship in both the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan. Aubakirov received his education at the Moscow Aviation Institute and began his professional work period in 1976. His native name is Тоқтар Оңғарбайұлы Әубәкіров.
He served as a member of the crew for the Soyuz TM-13 and Soyuz TM-12 missions. During his career, he spent time in space and attained the military rank of major general. Aubakirov has been recognized in the Astronauts collection.
His awards include the Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution, and Order of the Badge of Honour.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-07-27 ) 27 July 1946 (age 79) , Karaganda , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Test pilot
- Awards
- Hero of Kazakhstan , Hero of the Soviet Union
- Status
- Retired
- Rank
- Major General
- Time in space
- 7d 22h 12m
- Selection
- 1991 Cosmonaut Group
- Missions
- Soyuz TM-13 , Soyuz TM-12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kazakhstan
- Place of birth
- Karkaraly District
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- ToktarAwbakirov 140x190.jpg
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- Commons category
- Toktar Aubakirov
- date of birth
- 1946-07-27
- time in space
- 11412
- name in native language
- Тоқтар Оңғарбайұлы Әубәкіров
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- member of the crew of
- Soyuz TM-12
- P450
- Soyuz TM-12
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Encyclopedic overview
Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov (Kazakh: Тоқтар Оңғарбайұлы Әубәкіров (Toqtar Oñğarbaiūly Äubäkırov), Russian: Токтар Онгарбаевич Аубакиров, born on 27 July 1946) is a retired Kazakh Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut. He is the first person from Kazakhstan to go to space.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toktar Aubakirov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.