The Honorary Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is a state award of the Russian Federation presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian Federal Space Agency. Usually accompanying t
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Yurievich Kaleri
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Valery Grigoryevich Korzun
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Sergei Yevgenyevich Treshchov
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
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The honorary title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR was a state award of the Soviet Union presented to all cosmonauts who flew for the Soviet Space Agency. Usually accompanying the distinction was the titl
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
…The Honorary Title of Pilot-Cosmonaut was originally established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on April 14, 1961, it was then called Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (Russian: Летчик-космонавт СССР). Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the title was retained by the Law of the Russian Federation…
First man in space Yuri Gagarin, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" #1 (1964 photo)
First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" #6 (1969 photo)
Veteran of three space flights, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" Valery Ryumin (1998 photo)
Veteran of three space flights, "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR" Viktor Gorbatko (2011 photo)