Bertalan Farkas
Bertalan Farkas (born August 2, 1949) was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space. With Charles Simonyi\'s travel, Farkas is no longer the only Hungarian who has been to space (he is still the only astronaut, as Simonyi flew as a space tourist). In 1978 he volunteered to become a cosmonaut and was selected as part of the fifth international programme for Intercosmos. His backup cosmonaut was BĂŠla Magyari. Bertalan Farkas was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on June 30, 1980.
paceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz 36 / Soyuz 35 Research Cosmonaut 26.05. - 03.06.1980 7d 20h 45m
Total 7d 20h 45m
