Biographies of International Astronauts
FarisMuhammed AchmedSyria |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.05.1951 |
| Birthplace: | Aleppo |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 30.09.1985 |
| Selection group: | Syria |
| Position: | Research Cosmonaut (RC) |
| Status: | Ret. 30.07.1987 |
| Date of death: | 19.04.2024 |
| Place of death: | Gaziantep, Türkiye |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-3 / Soyuz TM-2 | Research Cosmonaut | 22.07. - 30.07.1987 | 7d 23h 04m |
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| Total | 7d 23h 04m | |||
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Additional information
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Graduated from Military Pilot School, Aleppo,
1973; General and pilot in the Syrian Air Force; specialist in navigation;
turned back to the air force after his flown mission and lived later again in
Aleppo; in August 2012 he has fled to Turkey after defecting from the Syrian
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