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{{Infobox astronaut
| name = Aidyn Akanovich Aimbetov
| image = Aidyn Aimbetov.jpg
| type = [[KazCosmos]] Cosmonaut
| nationality = [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|07|27}}
| birth_place = [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic|Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| occupation = Colonel, Kazakh Air Force
| selection =Kazakh Cosmonaut Group 1
| time = 9d 20h 14m
| eva1 =
| eva2 =
| mission = {{nowrap|[[Soyuz TMA-18M]] / [[Soyuz TMA-16M|TMA-16M]]}}
| insignia = [[File:Soyuz-TMA-18M-Mission-Patch.png|40px]]
| awards =
|}}
'''Aidyn Akanovich Aimbetov''' ({{lang-kz|Айдын Ақанұлы Айымбетов}}, {{lang-ru|Айдын Аканович Аимбетов}},<ref>[http://www.kazinform.kz/rus/article/2647071 ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНАЯ НАЦИЯ: «В моих ближайших планах – создание мобильного планетария для детей Астаны» – космонавт Айдын Аимбетов]. kazinform.kz (9 April 2014)</ref> born 27 July 1972) is a Kazakh [[cosmonaut]].

==Family==
Aimbetov is married and has three children, two daughters and a son.<ref name=AkimatAstana-2015-04-13/>

==Military career==
Aimbetov graduated from [[Kutakhov Armavir Higher Military Aviation School]] and became a military pilot, having enrolled straight out of secondary school. He served at [[Turar Ryskulov District|Lugovaya]] and [[Taldykorgan]], flying [[MiG-27]] and [[Su-27]] fighters.<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>

==Cosmonaut career==
Aimbetov was selected to the first Kazakh cosmonaut class in 2002, along with [[Mukhtar Aimakhanov]], out of a pool of 2,000 candidates. From 2003 to 2009, he trained in Russia as a cosmonaut at [[Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center|Star City]]. He returned to [[Astana]], in Kazakhstan, after failing to secure a spaceflight. He had been scheduled to fly in autumn 2009, but due to the world financial crisis, this fell through. Aimakhanov remained in Russia, becoming a Russian citizen, making Aimbetov the sole Kazakhstani cosmonaut. After returning, Aimbetov stayed in the JSC (national center of space research and technologies) of the National Space Agency (NSA) of Kazakhstan.<ref name=AkimatAstana-2015-04-13/><ref name=kazcosmos-140114>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150907205823/http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/news/140114.html Took place telephone conversation of the Chairman Kazcosmos Talgat Musabayev and the cosmonaut Aydyn Aimbetov]. kazcosmos.gov.kz (05.09.2015)</ref><ref name=SpaceNews-2015-06-22/><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> He founded the Institute for Space Development to promote the space industry in Kazakhstan. He started the Young Cosmonauts School in the [[Astana Pupil's Palace]] in 2012.<ref name=kazcosmos-160414>{{cite web|url=http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/news/160414.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=23 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085342/http://kazcosmos.gov.kz/en/news/160414.html |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> He was still flight ready in April 2015.<ref name=SpaceNews-2015-06-22/>

[[File:Expedition 44 crew greeting with guests.jpg|thumb|Aimbetov (bottom left), along with all aboard the space station (September 2015)]]
[[File:Aidyn Aimbetov 2015 stamp of Kazakhstan.jpg|thumb|Aimbetov on a 2015 stamp of Kazakhstan]]
In June 2015, he was selected to fly on the [[Soyuz TMA-18M]] mission in place of singer [[Sarah Brightman]] who had withdrawn in May 2015, and her backup, [[Satoshi Takamatsu]], who had also withdrawn. The mission was projected to launch to the [[International Space Station]] on 1 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 becomes the third Kazakh-born cosmonaut to fly since Kazakhstan's independence in 1991,<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> and the first to fly under the Kazakh flag, and as part of [[KazCosmos]]. 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> Serving as Aimbetov's backup on the mission was Roscosmos cosmonaut [[Sergey Prokopyev (cosmonaut)|Sergey Prokopyev]].<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> On 2 September 2015, Aimbetov launched from Baikonour, Kazakhstan, aboard [[Soyuz TMA-18M]], along with rookie astronaut [[Andreas Mogensen]] and capsule commander cosmonaut [[Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov|Sergey Volkov]].<ref name=NewsDaily-2015-09-11/><ref name=CairoPost-2015-09-03>{{cite news |url= http://www.thecairopost.com/news/165828/albums/our-top-photos-from-the-last-24-hours-14/attachment/the-soyuz-tma-18m-spacecraft-carrying-the-crew-of-aidyn-aimbetov-of-kazakhstan-sergei-volkov-of-russia-and-andreas-mogensen-of-denmark-blasts-off-from-the-launch-pad-at-the-baikonur-cosmodrome |title= Soyuz TMA-18M |date= 3 September 2011 |author= Mohamed Gamal |publisher= Cairo Post |work= Reuters }}</ref> On 11 September 2015, Aimbetov returned from his 10-day mission to the International Space Station, and touched down on the Kazakhstan Steppe, aboard [[Soyuz TMA-16M]], along with fellow rookie astronaut Andreas Mogensen, whom he rode up with, and capsule commander cosmonaut [[Gennady Padalka]] who was returning from a stint on the station, having become the recordholder for most time 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=KazInform-2816129>{{cite news |url= http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2816129 |title= Soyuz TMA-16M with Aidyn Aimbetov to return to Earth on Sept 12 |date= 9 September 2015 |publisher= kazInform }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Aidyn Aimbetov}}
*[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/aimbetov_aydyn.htm Spacefacts biography of Aydyn Aimbetov]

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani cosmonauts]]

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