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ROOKIERetired—Other·🇭🇺 Hungary·Born 1949
Bertalan Farkas
First Hungarian in space.
188h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
—
EVA Time
Biography
First Hungarian in space. Fighter pilot who flew to Salyut 6 on the Intercosmos program.
Before NASAHungarian Air Force fighter pilot and graduate of the Krasnodar Military Aviation Institute in the Soviet Union.
Notable Missions
Soyuz 36 / Salyut 6 (Intercosmos)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
footballparachutingglidingEsperanto
Causes They Champion
Hungarian space program advocacyEsperanto movement
Languages
HungarianRussianEsperanto
Awards & Honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of Lenin
- Hero of the Hungarian People's Republic
Fun fact
He is recognized as the first Esperantist cosmonaut, having communicated in the constructed international language during and after his Soyuz 36 flight.
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