Bidspirit auction | Cosmonaut Bertalan Farkas signed 6

Cosmonaut Bertalan Farkas signed 6 x 4 rocket launch vintage postcard. Bertalan Farkas first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space by him.[1] Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. Farkas, along with Soviet cosmonaut Valery Kubasov, was launched into space on Soyuz 36 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 26, 1980, at 18:20 (UTC). While in orbit, Farkas conducted experiments in materials science. After 7 days, 20 hours and 45 minutes, and having completed 124 orbits, Farkas and Kubasov returned to Earth, landing 140 km southeast of Jezkazgan. Bertalan Farkas was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on June 30, 1980. Good Condition Est.