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Meet Toktar Aubakirov, Kazakhstan’s first cosmonaut who brought his nation into space history

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Video. Meet Toktar Aubakirov, Kazakhstan’s first cosmonaut and national hero

Updated: 17/09/2025 - 15:17 GMT+2

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Kazakhstan’s first cosmonaut, Toktar Aubakirov, recalls his historic 1991 spaceflight and the pride it sparked across his nation.

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