Bertalan Farkas
Hungarian cosmonaut (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The native form of this personal name is Farkas Bertalan. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Bertalan Farkas (born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him.[1] Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut.[2] He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade.[citation needed]
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Bertalan Farkas | |
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Born | (1949-08-02) August 2, 1949 (age 74) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Occupation | Pilot |
Space career | |
Interkosmos Cosmonaut | |
Rank | Brigadier General, Hungarian Air Force |
Time in space | 7d 20h 45m |
Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
Missions | Soyuz 36/Soyuz 35 |
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Following his mission, Hungarian-American Károly Simonyi (Charles Simonyi) was the second Hungarian astronaut – the only person in the entire world who has been twice in space as a space tourist and who had paid for himself for the spaceflights.[3] The next Hungarian astronaut will travel to the International Space Station by 2025.[4]