Bertalan Farkas

Bertalan Farkas (1949) has flown to space twice, spending 7.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Hungary. First flight: Salyut 6, 1977.

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Spaceflights

Sep 29, 1977

Salyut 6

Apr 9, 1980

Soyuz 35Soyuz-U · Baikonur

May 26, 1980

Soyuz 36Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality: Hungary
Born: 1949
Occupation: astronaut, aircraft pilot, Esperantist, military personnel
Employer: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Military branch: Hungarian Air Force
Rank: brigadier general

In space

Spaceflights: 2
Time in space: 7.86 days
First flight: September 29, 1977
Latest flight: Soyuz 36
Education: Kilián György College for Aviation Technology; Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.K. Serov
Awards (Wikidata): 7: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"…

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