Muhammad Ahmed Faris ( Arabic: محمد أحمد فارس ; born May 26, 1951 , Aleppo , Syria ) - astronaut -researcher of the Soyuz TM-3 spacecraft ( Soyuz TM-2 ) and the Mir orbital research complex ; the first and only astronaut of Syria.
| Muhammad Ahmed Faris | ||||
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| محمد أحمد فارس | ||||
 Muhammad Ahmed Faris | ||||
| A country |  Syria | |||
| Military rank | Air Force General | |||
| Expeditions | Soyuz TM-3 , Soyuz TM-2 | |||
| Date of Birth | May 26, 1951 (68 years old) | |||
| Place of Birth | Aleppo , Syria | |||
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Biography
Father was engaged in dyeing threads and fabrics [1] .
From 1969 to 1973 he studied at the Syrian Air Force Academy at the Neyrab airfield near the city of Aleppo ( Aleppo ). Since 1973, he served as a pilot and instructor at the same airfield.
At the end of September 1985, he was selected in Syria as one of two candidates for astronauts . In October 1985, he arrived at the Gagarin CPC for training and embarked on it. In December 1986, was assigned to the main crew .
From July 22 to July 30, 1987 he made a space flight on the Soyuz TM-3 spacecraft (landing on the Soyuz TM-2 spacecraft). During the flight, he performed experiments in space medicine and materials science , and also shot Syria from space .
On July 30, 1987, Soyuz TM-2 with a crew of A. Viktorenko , A. Laveikin and M. Faris undocked from Mir station and made a successful landing on the same day.
After completing a space flight in 1987, he returned to service in the Syrian Air Force . In 2001, he headed the Institute for the Training of Military Pilots in Aleppo (Aleppo). He was in this position for 8 years, then worked in Damascus as the director of the department [1] .
On August 4, 2012, he fled to Turkey and joined the opposition, supporting the “Free Syrian Army” , waging war against President Bashar al-Assad [2] [3] [4] .
In February 2016, he accused Russia and Putin of killing 2,000 Syrian civilians [5] .
Rewards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , holder of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 30, 1987 ).
- Medal "For Merits in Space Exploration" ( April 12, 2011 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to the development of international cooperation in the field of manned space exploration [6] .
Marital Status
Wife Gind Akil, housewife . They have three children: daughter Gadil (born 1979 ), son of Kutyba ( 1981) . R. (In 2002, he studied at the Department of Informatics at the University of Aleppo ) and another son, born December 30, 1987, after his father’s flight, and received the name Mir, in honor of the Soviet orbital station .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 “For the oppressed, against the executioners” . - Interview with Muhammad and Kutayba Farisov. .
- ↑ The astronaut docked with the rebels .
- ↑ Opposition: Syrian cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, opposed Assad .
- ↑ The Syrian astronaut fled to Turkey on the fourth attempt, according to media reports . NEWSru.com (August 5, 2012). Date of treatment July 7, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.
- ↑ Hero of the Soviet Union Faris accused Russia of killing Syrians .
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated April 12, 2011 No. 437 “On awarding the medal“ For Merits in Space Exploration of “ Foreign Citizens ”.
Sources
Faris, Muhammad Ahmed . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
Links
- “For the oppressed, against the executioners” . - Interview with Muhammad and Kutayba Farisov.