Bertalan Farkas Astronaut

Bertalan Farkas (born August 2, 1949) is the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space. He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade. 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).

Personal facts

Bertalan Farkas
Birth dateAugust 02, 1949
Birth place
Hungarian Republic (1946–49) , Gyulaháza
Nationality
Hungary

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Astronaut

missions
Soyuz 35
Soyuz 36
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
Time in space7 days 20 hours 45 minutes

Bertalan Farkas on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.magyarorszag.hu/english/abouthungary/data/famous/20thcentury/farkasbertalan.html
  2. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/farkas_bertalan.htm