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Pham Tuan

Pham Tuan (1947) has flown to space twice, spending 7.9 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Vietnam. First flight: Salyut 6, 1977.

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Spaceflights

Sep 29, 1977

Salyut 6

May 26, 1980

Soyuz 36Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Jul 23, 1980

Soyuz 37Soyuz-U · Baikonur

Career

Nationality: Vietnam
Born: 1947
Occupation: astronaut, military officer, airman, lieutenant general
Rank: lieutenant general

In space

Spaceflights: 2
Time in space: 7.86 days
First flight: September 29, 1977
Latest flight: Soyuz 37
Education: Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.K. Serov
Awards (Wikidata): 14: Order of Lenin; Hero of the Soviet Union; Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"…

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