Viktor Gorbatko

Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko
Viktor Gorbatko in Vologda (2011 year)
Cosmonaut
Nationality	Soviet
Born	(1934-12-03) December 3, 1934 Ventsy-Zarya, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union
Other occupation	Pilot
Rank	Major General, Soviet Air Force
Time in space	30d 12h 47m
Selection	Air Force Group 1
Missions	Soyuz 7 Soyuz 24 Soyuz 37
Mission insignia
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (2)

Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горба́тко; born December 3, 1934) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.^[1]

After leaving the space program in 1982 he taught at the Air Force Engineering Academy in Moscow.

His multiple Soviet and Russian Federation awards include:

• Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
• Three Orders of Lenin
• Order of Friendship
• Order of the Red Star
• Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders"
• Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
• Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"

His foreign awards include:

• Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic
• Hero of Socialiat Labour (Vietnam)
• Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia)
• Order of Red Banner (Mongolia)
• Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"
• Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"
• Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Army"
• Medal "60 Years of the Mongolian People's Army"
• Medal "40 years Khalkhin Golskoy Victory" (Mongolia)
• Medal "30 Years of Victory over Japan's Militarists" (Mongolia)
• Medal of Friendship (Mongolia)
• Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (East Germany)
• Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (Poland)
• Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Viktor Gorbatko (left) and Yury Glazkov (right) on a 1977 U.S.S.R. postage stamp

References

External links

• Media related to Viktor Gorbatko at Wikimedia Commons
• The official website of the city administration Baikonur - Honorary citizens of Baikonur