Toktar Aubakirov
Toktar Aubakirov | |
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| Тоқтар Әубәкіров | |
Toktar Aubakirov on a 1999 stamp of Kazakhstan | |
| Born | 27 July 1946 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards | Hero of Kazakhstan Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Space career | |
| Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Major General |
Time in space | 7d 22h 12m |
| Selection | 1991 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Soyuz TM-13, Soyuz TM-12 |
Mission insignia | |
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.