Origins & Early Life

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. Phạm Tuân was born on 14 February 1947 in Kiến Xương, Thái Bình province in northern Vietnam.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Initially an Infantry soldier, he was recruited into the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) in 1965 as a radar mechanic student. Tuân was then selected for pilot training as a commissioned officer, graduating at the Krasnodar Flight School in the Soviet Union as a MiG-17 pilot in 1967, then moved-up for training in the MiG-21, and becoming assigned to the VPAF 910th Air Training Regiment from 1968 to 1969 while participating in developing night-time interception techniques against U.S. air raids, and then attached with the 923rd Fighter Regiment from 1969 to 1970, finally with the 921st Fighter Regiment from 1970 to 1973. On the nights of 18–27 December 1972, during Operation Linebacker II (also referred to as the...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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