Gennadi Strekalov - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
  • Hero of the Soviet Union, twice (10 December 1980, 11 April 1984)
  • Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (7 September 1995) - for active participation in the preparation and successful implementation of long-term US-Russian space flight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir, displaying courage and heroism
  • Three Orders of Lenin (10 December 1980, 1983, 11 April 1984)
  • Order of the October Revolution (10 December 1990) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir and displaying courage and heroism
  • Medal "Veteran of Labour"
  • Ashoka Chakra, Class I (India, 1984)
  • NASA Space Flight Medal (1995)
  • Honoured Master of Sports (1981)
  • Honorary Citizen of Queens (United States) and Mytischi (Russia)
  • Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR

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