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Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горба́тко; born December 3 1934) 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 UnionPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSRThree Orders of LeninOrder of FriendshipOrder of the Red StarMedal For Distinction in the Protection of the State BordersMedal For the Development of Virgin LandsJubilee Medal 50 Years of the Soviet MilitiaHis foreign awards include:Hero of the Mongolian People’s Republic Hero of Socialiat Labour (Vietnam)Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia)Order of Red Banner (Mongolia)Medal 50 Years of the Mongolian People’s RevolutionMedal 60 Years of the Mongolian People’s RevolutionMedal 50 Years of the Mongolian People’s ArmyMedal 60 Years of the Mongolian People’s ArmyMedal 40 years Khalkhin Golskoy Victory (Mongolia)Medal 30 Years of Victory over Japan’s Militarists (Mongolia)Medal of Friendship (Mongolia)Medal Brotherhood in Arms (East Germany)Medal Brotherhood in Arms (Poland)Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
