Aidyn Aimbetov

Aidyn Akanuly Aimbetov
Born (1972-07-27) 27 July 1972
NationalityKazakh
Occupation(s)Major General, Kazakh Air Force
Space career
KazCosmos Cosmonaut
Time in space
9d 20h 14m
SelectionKazakh Cosmonaut Group 1
MissionsSoyuz TMA-18M / TMA-16M

Aidyn Akanuly Aimbetov (Kazakh: Айдын Ақанұлы Айымбетов, Aidyn Aqanūly Aiymbetov; Russian: Айдын Аканович Аимбетов, born 27 July 1972) is a Kazakh cosmonaut, the first flying as national of independent Kazakhstan. The first from Kazakhstan was Toktar Aubakirov (1991).