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{{Infobox Space agency
|name = National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan
|native_name = <small>Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық ғарыш агенттiгi</small>
|acronym =
|owner = Kazakhstan
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|caption =
|size =
|location =
|headquarters = [[Astana]], Kazakhstan
|spaceport = [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]
|motto =
|established = 27 March 2007
|administrator = [[Talgat Musabayev]]
|budget =
|URL = [http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/ kazcosmos.gov.kz]
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The '''National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan''' ({{lang-kz|Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық ғарыш агенттiгi}}), also known as '''KazCosmos''', or '''KazKosmos''', is [[Kazakhstan]]'s national space agency, and was officially established on March 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inform.kz/eng/article/2150333|title=PM introduced new head of Kazakh National Space Agency|publisher=kazinform|date=April 12, 2007}}</ref>

==History==

===Cosmonaut corps===
On 7 January 2000, the Kazakh government decreed it would form a [[cosmonaut]] corps.<ref name=kazcosmos-140114>http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/news/140114.html</ref> At that time, two Kazakh cosmonauts had already flown, [[Toktar Aubakirov]] in 1991, and [[Talgat Musabayev]] (1994, 1998; later 2001).<ref name=MoscowTimes-2015-06-22>{{cite news |url= http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/kazakhstans-third-ever-cosmonaut-to-replace-pop-star-brightman-on-iss-mission/524160.html |title= Kazakhstan's Third-Ever Cosmonaut to Replace Pop Star Brightman on ISS Mission |date= 22 June 2015 |publisher= The Moscow Times }}</ref> Out of 2000 candidates, two were selected, [[Aidyn Aimbetov]] and [[Mukhtar Aymakhanov]], in 2002.<ref name=AkimatAstana-2015-04-13>{{cite news |url= http://astana.gov.kz/en/modules/material/7857 |title= Aidyn Aimbetov: Flying into the Space is not Buying a Theater Ticket |date= 13 April 2015 |publisher= Akimat of Astana }}</ref> They were sent to [[Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center|Star City]] for training from 2003 until 2009, when the world financial crisis indefinitely postponed the spaceflight. In 2009, they returned to work in KazCosmos.<ref name=kazinform-2009-09-11>{{cite news |url= http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2197108 |title= A. Aimbetov appointed Advisor to Kazkosmos Chairman |author= Sara Kabikyzy |publisher= KazInform |date= 11 September 2009 }}</ref> They had originally been projected for a spaceflight in 2005 or 2006.<ref name=Pravda-2003-03-06>{{cite news |url= http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/06-03-2003/1919-cosmonauts-0/ |title= 2 Kazakh Cosmonauts to Undergo Training at Russia's Stellar City |date= 6 March 2003 |publisher= PRAVDA.ru }}</ref> Aymakhanov left Kazakhstan in 2012 to become a Russian citizen to pursue a cosmonaut career.<ref name=Sen-2015-06-22>{{cite news |url= http://sen.com/news/kazakh-cosmonaut-to-replace-brightman-on-space-station-trip |title= Kazakh cosmonaut to replace Brightman on space station trip |author= Anatoly Zak |date= 22 June 2015 |publisher= Sen }}</ref> Aimbetov was still ready for spaceflight in April 2015. In June 2015, he was selected as the replacement for [[Sarah Brightman]] on [[Soyuz TMA-18M]]/[[Soyuz TMA-16M]], who had declined to fly, and her backup [[Satoshi Takamatsu]] also declined. Soyuz TMA-18M will launch in September 2015.<ref name=SpaceNews-2015-06-22>{{cite news |url= http://spacenews.com/kazakh-cosmonaut-to-take-brightmans-place-on-soyuz-flight/ |title= Kazakh Cosmonaut To Take Brightman’s Place On Soyuz Flight |author= Jeff Foust |date= 22 June 2015 |publisher= Space News }}</ref> Aimbetov had originally been projected to fly on a 2017 launch.<ref name=SpaceDaily-2015-06-22>{{cite news |url= http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_eyes_Kazakh_cosmonaut_as_space_tourist_999.html |title= Russia eyes Kazakh cosmonaut as space tourist |date= 22 June 2015 |author= AFP |publisher= Space Daily }}</ref> [[Aidyn Aimbetov]] launched from Baikonaur on 2 September 2015 aboard [[Soyuz TMA-18M]], docked with the [[International Space Station]], and returned on 11 September 2015 aboard [[Soyuz TMA-16M]], touching down on the Kazakhstan Steppe, having spent 10 days in space.<ref name=NewsDaily-2015-09-11>{{cite news |url= http://newsdaily.com/2015/09/record-setting-cosmonaut-two-visiting-crewmen-head-home-from-space-station/ |title= Record-setting cosmonaut, two visiting crewmen head home from space station |date= 11 September 2015 |publisher= Science Daily |work= Reuters |author= Irene Klotz }}</ref><ref name=NasaSpaceflight.com-2015-09-03>{{cite news |url= http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/09/soyuz-tma-18m-one-expedition-crewmember-iss/ |title= Soyuz TMA-18M docks to increase ISS crew size to nine |date= 3 September 2015 |author= Chris Gebhardt |publisher= NASA Spaceflight .com }}</ref>

===Satellites===
The year prior to establishment, on June 18, 2006, the [[communications satellite]] [[KazSat-1]] was launched from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]], marking the beginning of Kazakhstan's independent inflight space operations.<ref name=MusabayevInt>{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax.kz/?lang=eng&int_id=13&category=exclusive&news_id=28|title=BAIKONUR IS STILL THE CORE OF KAZAKH-RUSSIAN COOPERATION IN SPACE|publisher=interfax.kz|date=February 2008}}</ref> In 2008 communications with the satellite ended, and it was declared lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/kazsat.html|title=KazSat|publisher=russianspaceweb.com}}</ref> The next planned satellite, [[KazSat-2]], experienced a series of delays, but was launched on July 16, 2011 on board a Proton rocket. KazSat-2 was built by Krunichev and Thales Alenia Space Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/ils-proton-successfully-launches-ses-3-satellite-ses|title=First ILS Proton Shared Launch with the KazSat-2 Satellite - Kazkosmos|publisher=ILS website|date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> KazCosmos signed a contract with ISS-Reshetnev and Thales Alenia Space Italy on June 21, 2011 for the third telecommunications satellite, named [[KazSat-3]].

==Operations==
The head of the agency, [[Talgat Musabayev]], is a veteran of three spaceflights, including two long-duration stays aboard the [[Russia]]n [[space station]] ''[[Mir]]''. Musabayev says that the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]], which is in Kazakhstan, is the main component of the cooperation between the Russian and Kazakh space programs.<ref name=MusabayevInt/> The Russians still heavily use Baikonur for launches.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|KazKosmos}}
*[http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/ Kazcosmos website]

{{Public sector space agencies}}

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[[Category:Space program of Kazakhstan]]
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