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Dumitru Prunariu

Dumitru Prunariu (1952) has flown to space once, spending 7.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Romania. First flight: Salyut 6, 1977.

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Spaceflights

Sep 29, 1977
Salyut 6
May 14, 1981
Soyuz 40Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality
Romania
Born
1952
Occupation
military flight engineer, diplomat, engineer, aircraft pilot
Rank
major general

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
7.86 days
First flight
September 29, 1977
Latest flight
Soyuz 40
Education
Politehnica University of Bucharest; Grigore Moisil National College of Computer Science
Awards (Wikidata)
6: Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"…

Source: Wikidata Q446692 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.