caption birth_place mission awards nationality article_title birth_date selection rank insignia image time name type occupation
viktor gorbatko in vologda -lrb- 2011 year -rrb- ventsy-zarya , krasnodar krai , soviet union soyuz 7 soyuz 24 soyuz 37 hero of lenin -lrb- 2 -rrb- of the soviet union -lrb- 2 -rrb- order soviet viktor gorbatko
 3 december 1934 air force group 1 major general , soviet air force 30px viktor gorbatko 21.jpg 30d 12h 47m viktor vasilyevich gorbatko cosmonaut pilot
viktor gorbatko

viktor vasilyevich gorbatko -lrb- ; born december 3 , 1934 -rrb- was a soviet cosmonaut who flew on the soyuz 7 , soyuz 24 , and soyuz 37 missions .
after leaving the space program in 1982 he taught at the air force engineering academy in moscow .
his multiple soviet and russian federation awards include : twice hero of the soviet union pilot-cosmonaut of the ussr three orders of lenin order of friendship order of the red star medal `` for distinction in the protection of the state borders '' medal `` for the development of virgin lands '' jubilee medal `` 50 years of the soviet militia '' his foreign awards include : hero of the mongolian people 's republic hero of socialiat labour -lrb- vietnam -rrb- order of sukhbaatar -lrb- mongolia -rrb- order of red banner -lrb- mongolia -rrb- medal `` 50 years of the mongolian people 's revolution '' medal `` 60 years of the mongolian people 's revolution '' medal `` 50 years of the mongolian people 's army '' medal `` 60 years of the mongolian people 's army '' medal `` 40 years khalkhin golskoy victory '' -lrb- mongolia -rrb- medal `` 30 years of victory over japan 's militarists '' -lrb- mongolia -rrb- medal of friendship -lrb- mongolia -rrb- medal `` brotherhood in arms '' -lrb- east germany -rrb- medal `` brotherhood in arms '' -lrb- poland -rrb- order of ho chi minh -lrb- vietnam -rrb-
