Sergei Avdeyev - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
  • Hero of the Russian Federation (February 5, 1993) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir and displaying courage and heroism
  • Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
    • 2nd class (22 November 1999) - for courage and heroism displayed during prolonged space flight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir
    • 3rd class (April 1, 1996) - for the successful implementation of spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex Mir and displaying courage and heroism
  • Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (April 12, 2011) - for the great achievements in the field of research, development and use of outer space, many years of diligent work, public activities
  • Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France, March 1999)
  • Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (February 5, 1993)
  • Honorary Citizen of Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast (2004)

Read more about this topic:  Sergei Avdeyev

Famous quotes containing the word honours:

    If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the novelist honours the relationship in itself, it will be a great novel.
    —D.H. (David Herbert)