Aviator cosmonaut
The term aviator cosmonaut stands for a cosmonaut who has received a corresponding honorary title from his home country.
The awards include the following:
- Aviation cosmonaut of the Soviet Union
- Aviation cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
- Aviation cosmonaut of the German Democratic Republic
- Flying cosmonaut of the ČSSR
The documentary Aviation Cosmonauts from 2009 portrays ten non-Soviet cosmonauts who took part in a space expedition as part of the Intercosm program of Soviet space travel and thus became the first space travelers in their respective home countries. They are also known as intercosmonauts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Germany: Cosmonauts of the USSR and the ČSSR as guests in Bohemia , May 1st, 1978