Phạm Tuân

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Phạm, but is often simplified to Pham in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tuân.
Phạm Tuân
Tuân in 2012
Born (1947-02-14) February 14, 1947
Kiến Xương, Thái Bình province, North Vietnam
StatusRetired
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Hero of Labor of Vietnam
Order of Ho Chi Minh
Space career
Vietnam People's Air Force / Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut
Previous occupation
Pilot
Time in space
7d 20h 42m
Selection1979 Interkosmos Group
MissionsSoyuz 37/36
Mission insignia
RetirementLate 2007
Military career
Allegiance North Vietnam
Branch Vietnam People's Air Force
Service years1965-2007
RankLieutenant General
Conflicts
Awards Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1973)

Phạm Tuân ([faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnamese Air Force fighter pilot and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, and the first person of Asian origin to be in space when he was launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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