Aydyn Akanuly Aimbetov

Aydyn Akanuly Aimbetov is a Kazakh cosmonaut. He graduated from Kutakhov Armavir Higher Military Aviation School and became a military pilot. Aimbetov was selected to the first Kazakh cosmonaut class in 2002. From 2003 to 2009, he trained in Russia as a cosmonaut at Star City. In June 2015, he was selected to fly on the Soyuz TMA-18M mission. On 2 September 2015, Aimbetov launched from Baikonour, Kazakhstan, aboard Soyuz TMA-18M, along with rookie astronaut Andreas Mogensen and capsule commander cosmonaut Sergey Volkov. On 11 September 2015, Aimbetov returned from his 10-day mission to the International Space Station, aboard Soyuz TMA-16M, along with fellow rookie astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and capsule commander cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. From 2016 to 2019, he held the position of Vice President for the creation and Operation of space systems at JSC NC Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary. On March 18, 2024, took over the post of Chairman of the Board of JSC Kazakh-Russian Joint Venture Baiterek.