Farkas Bertalan 'Bertsi'
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Hungarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1980. First Hungarian to fly in space.
Graduated from aeronautical college, Szolnok, 1969. Graduated from Air Military College, Krasnodar, Russia, 1972. Hungarian Air Force. Brigadier General in the Hungarian Air Force. Scientist at Technical University, Budapest. Air force-Attaché at Hungarian Embassy in Washington. Later President of Airlines Service and Trade Ltd., Budapest.
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1949 August 2
- Birth of Farkas Bertalan 'Bertsi' - . Nation: Hungary. Related Persons: Farkas. Hungarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1980. First Hungarian to fly in space. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 36 (1980)..
1978 March 1
- Intercosmos Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Aleksandrov, Aleksandr, Dediu, Farkas, Ganzorig, Gurragcha, Ivanov, Georgi, Lopez Falcon, Magyari, Prunariu, Tamayo Mendez. Training group of potential 'guest cosmonauts' for propaganda flights to the Salyut space station. The 'guests', from states allied to the Soviet Union, would be flown on Soyuz lifeboat changeout missions to the station..
1980 May 26
18:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC31. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.- Soyuz 36 - . Call Sign: Orion (Orion ). Crew: Farkas, Kubasov. Backup Crew: Dzhanibekov, Magyari. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 52. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 6. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz 35, Soyuz 36. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Duration: 65.87 days. Decay Date: 1980-07-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 11811 . COSPAR: 1980-041A. Apogee: 263 km (163 mi). Perigee: 190 km (110 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 89.00 min. Transported the fifth international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising V N Kubasov (USSR) and B Farkas (Hungary) to the Salyut-6 station to carry out scientific research and experiments..