In Brazil, he received the Lourenco Filho award in Gold and Platinum, and in Germany he was awarded with the Order of Cordon Bleu du Saint Esprit (together with the German astronaut Ulf Merbold).
Brezilyada, altın ve platin Lourenco Filho ödülü almış ve Almanya’da “Order of Cordon Bleu du Saint Esprit” ödülünü kazanmıştır (Alman astronot Ulf Merbold ile birlikte).