Franz Arthur Fiebeck ( German: Franz Artur Viehböck ; born August 24, 1960 in Vienna ), the first astronaut from Austria .
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It started on October 2, 1991 at the Soyuz TM-13 spacecraft. The tenth long-term expedition at the Mir station. Along with him, the crew included Alexander Volkov - the commander and Toktar Aubakirov - an astronaut-researcher, the first astronaut originally from Kazakhstan (the last Soviet astronaut). Franz Fiebeck is an astronaut-researcher. On October 10, Aubakirov and Fibek returned to Earth on the Soyuz TM-12 , the commander during the landing was Anatoly Artsebarsky .
Fiebeck lives in Berndorf, Austria. He is married, has a daughter - Karina, was born during his space mission [1] .
Rewards
- Commander's Cross of the 1st degree of the Badge of Honor "For Merit to the Republic of Austria" .
- The Order of Friendship of Peoples ( October 10, 1991 , USSR ) - for the successful implementation of space flight at the Mir orbital research complex, a great contribution to strengthening mutual understanding, friendship and trust between the peoples of the Soviet Union and the Republic of Austria [2] .
- Medal "For Merits in Space Exploration" ( April 12, 2011 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to the development of international cooperation in the field of manned space exploration [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Ing. Franz Viehboeck Neopr . www.franzviehboeck.com. Date of treatment February 20, 2019.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of October 10, 1991 No. UP-2698 "On awarding the citizen of the Republic of Austria of cosmonaut-researcher Franz Fiebeck with the Order of Friendship of Peoples"
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 12, 2011 No. 437 “On awarding the medal“ For Merits in Space Exploration of “Foreign Citizens”