The Astronaut Who Was Left Stranded in Space

Kazakh on Board

The Soviet authorities agreed to send a Kazakh national to Mir in an attempt to keep Kazakhstan on board. Toktar Aubakirov was chosen and arrived on October 2nd, 1991.

Source: kazcosmos.gov.kz

His stay aboard the space station was short. He went in place of an experienced astronaut that should have been the one to replace Krikalev.

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