He was born on July 27, 1946 in the village of the collective farm named after May 1 of the Karkaralinsky district of the Karaganda region. His name comes from the Kazakh word "tota", which means "stop." This name has long been given to a male child who was born after a series of deceased newborns or when all previous newborns were only girls. Toktar was the first boy after the two girls. He graduated from the 8th grade of secondary school, then worked as a turner at the Temirtau Foundry and Mechanical Plant, at the same time he studied at the evening school. After completing his studies in high school in 1965, he entered the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Air Defense Pilots. In 1976 he graduated from the school of test pilots of the Ministry of Aviation Industry named after A. Fedotov and passed to the probation work. In 1979 he graduated in absentia from the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze. In 1976-1991 he was a test pilot of the Mikoyan Design Bureau. During his work he mastered more than 50 types of aircraft. He worked in the Crimea with ship-based aircraft. The first in the USSR made a non-stop flight to the area of the North Pole and with two refueling in the air. November 1, 1989, made the first landing and the first take-off of an experienced MiG-29K ship fighter from the deck of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Tbilisi. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 31, 1988, for the courage and heroism shown during the testing of new aircraft, Toktar Ongarayevich Aubakirov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. November 6, 1990 was awarded the title of Honored Test Pilot of the USSR. In 1991, in accordance with an agreement between the governments of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, he began training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. October 2, 1991, started in space with Alexander Volkov (commander of the crew at the start) and the Austrian cosmonaut Franz Fibek as a cosmonaut researcher of the Soyuz TM-13 spacecraft. For a week he worked onboard the Mir orbital complex. The duration of stay in space was 7 days 22 hours and 13 minutes. October 10, 1991 returned to Earth together with Anatoly Artsebarsky (commander at landing) and Austrian cosmonaut Franz Fibek on board the Soyuz TM-12 spacecraft. Since T. O. Aubakirov performed space flight, already having the title of Hero of the Soviet Union [1], and repeated awards "Gold Star" since 1988 were canceled, for his only flight into space, he was awarded the Order of the October Revolution. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he lives in Kazakhstan. He is in the civil service. Since April 1992 - First Deputy Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan for Space Exploration.
He graduated from the 8th grade of secondary school, then worked as a turner at the Temirtau Foundry and Mechanical Plant, at the same time he studied at the evening school. After completing his studies in high school in 1965, he entered the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Air Defense Pilots. In 1976 he graduated from the school of test pilots of the Ministry of Aviation Industry named after A. Fedotov and passed to the probation work. In 1979 he graduated in absentia from the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze.
In 1976-1991 he was a test pilot of the Mikoyan Design Bureau. During his work he mastered more than 50 types of aircraft. He worked in the Crimea with ship-based aircraft. The first in the USSR made a non-stop flight to the area of the North Pole and with two refueling in the air. November 1, 1989, made the first landing and the first take-off of an experienced MiG-29K ship fighter from the deck of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Tbilisi.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 31, 1988, for the courage and heroism shown during the testing of new aircraft, Toktar Ongarayevich Aubakirov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
November 6, 1990 was awarded the title of Honored Test Pilot of the USSR.
In 1991, in accordance with an agreement between the governments of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR, he began training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
October 2, 1991, started in space with Alexander Volkov (commander of the crew at the start) and the Austrian cosmonaut Franz Fibek as a cosmonaut researcher of the Soyuz TM-13 spacecraft. For a week he worked onboard the Mir orbital complex. The duration of stay in space was 7 days 22 hours and 13 minutes. October 10, 1991 returned to Earth together with Anatoly Artsebarsky (commander at landing) and Austrian cosmonaut Franz Fibek on board the Soyuz TM-12 spacecraft.
Since T. O. Aubakirov performed space flight, already having the title of Hero of the Soviet Union [1], and repeated awards "Gold Star" since 1988 were canceled, for his only flight into space, he was awarded the Order of the October Revolution.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he lives in Kazakhstan. He is in the civil service. Since April 1992 - First Deputy Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan for Space Exploration.