About
Former cosmonaut who went on to head Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazCosmos.
Before Fame
He received awards as an aerobatic flyer.
Trivia
He flew on three spaceflights and visited both the Mir and International Space Stations.
Family Life
He is from Kargaly, Kazakhstan. He was married and had two children.
Associated With
He was a Soviet cosmonaut like Yuri Gagarin.
