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Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.
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Born 3 December 1934 · Died 17 May 2017 · Q348205
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2017· 1 entry
2011· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Friendship (2011).
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1988· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1988–1992).
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1982· 1 entry
Taught at the Air Force Engineering Academy in Moscow
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1981· 1 entry
Won Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Army" (1981).
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1980· 4 entries
Awarded Hero of Labour (1980).
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Awarded Order of Hồ Chí Minh (1980).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1980).
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Gorbatko commanded Soyuz 37 which also carried Phạm Tuân, the first Vietnamese astronaut
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1977· 4 entries
Won Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (1977).
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Won Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (1977).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1977).
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Won Gold Star medal (1977).
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1974· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1974).
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1971· 3 entries
Awarded Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1971).
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Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar (1971).
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Won Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" (1971).
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1969· 5 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1969).
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Won Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia" (1969).
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Won Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" (1969).
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Awarded Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1969).
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Won Gold Star medal (1969).
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy (1968).
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Star (1961).
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1956· 1 entry
Studied at Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A.K. Serov (1956).
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1952· 1 entry
Viktor requested to be assigned to flight school
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1949· 1 entry
And then attended a secondary school in the Novokubanski district
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1934· 1 entry
Born 1934-12-03.
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