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    Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju] ; born 27 September 1952) is a Romanian cosmonaut. He flew in space aboard...
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  • dynamics and for his co-founding of B612. Dr. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju], b. 27 September 1952) is a...
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  • that was assigned as the backup for Dumitru Prunariu. In 1978, Dediu was selected as the backup for Dumitru Prunariu for the Soyuz 40 mission. He served...
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    first phase of the Intercosmos program by carrying Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru Prunariu and Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov to the station. In all, nine Intercosmos...
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     Mongolia Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa Soyuz 39 22 March 1981 11  Romania Dumitru Prunariu Soyuz 40 14 May 1981 12  France Jean-Loup Chrétien Soyuz T-6 24 June...
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    Mirosław Hermaszewski – first citizen of Poland to travel into space Dumitru Prunariu – first Romanian cosmonaut Ramón Mercader – assassinated Leon Trotsky...
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    monoplane, Traian Lalescu, one of the fathers of integral equations, Dumitru Prunariu, the first Romanian to fly in space and Stefan Hell, winner of the...
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  • Coandă effect of fluidics Aurel Vlaicu, flight pioneer Traian Vuia Dumitru Prunariu, Romania's first and only cosmonaut Titu Andreescu Emanoil Bacaloglu...
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  • Popescu journalist and SF author Vasile Mihai Popov controls engineer Dumitru Prunariu cosmonaut and first Romanian in space Lawrence Rauchwerger computer...
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    composer Nicolae Covaci (1947–2024 ) – founder of the Phoenix rock band Dumitru Prunariu (1952– ) – first Romanian cosmonaut Iancu de Hunedoara (c. 1387 – 1456)...
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    Perón (President of Argentina) 1974 Elena Ceaușescu (Politician) 1981 Dumitru Prunariu (Romanian Cosmonaut) 1981 Leonid Popov (Soviet cosmonaut) 1981 "The...
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    Baikonur to perform a common Romanian-Soviet flight, with Lieutenant Dumitru Prunariu and Colonel Leonid Popov as commander on board. During the early 1980s...
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  • Proctor — Inspiration4 Sergey Prokopyev — Soyuz MS-09, Soyuz MS-22/MS-23 Dumitru Prunariu — Soyuz 40 Ilan Ramon (1954–2003)† — Died in the Columbia reentry disintegration...
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    Dumitru Prunariu and Leonid Popov with Leonid Brezhnev in 1981...
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    McCandless II, first untethered spacewalk. Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa Dumitru Prunariu Jean-Loup Chrétien Ulf Merbold Rakesh Sharma Marc Garneau Sultan Salman...
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    Hermaszewski (Intercosmos), first Pole in space. — Soyuz 30 (1978) Dumitru Prunariu (Intercosmos), first Romanian in space. — Soyuz 40 (1981) Pedro Duque...
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    other ASE members, including B612 head Ed Lu and strategic advisers Dumitru Prunariu and Tom Jones, participated at a public forum moderated by Neil deGrasse...
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  • author and illustrator 1952 – Katie Fforde, English author 1952 – Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut 1953 – Diane Abbott, English...
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    Directors including Buzz Aldrin, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Tom Hanks, Dumitru Prunariu, and space leaders from around the world. Its goals are to educate...
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  • the duo Indiggo Lula Mysz-Gmeiner Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu Mișu Popp Dumitru Prunariu Sextil Pușcariu Lily Sharon [he],nee Zimerman, second wife of Ariel...
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    PTSPACE 2019 (PoSAT-1)  Romania Romanian Space Agency ASR ROSA 1991 (Dumitru Prunariu) (Goliat)  Russia Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities...
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  • (Bulgaria), Béla Magyari (Hungary), Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (Cuba), Dumitru Prunariu (Romania) May 1 – Spacelab Payload Specialists Group 1 (ESA) Ulf Merbold...
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    Leonid Popov and Dumitru Prunariu with Leonid Brezhnev in 1981...
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    Gürragchaa Maidarjavyn Ganzorig Mongolia Soyuz 39 Salyut 6 14 May 1981 Dumitru Prunariu Dumitru Dediu Romania Soyuz 40 Salyut 6 24 June 1982 Jean-Loup Chrétien...
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    modules: one dedicated to Conrad Haas, one to Hermann Oberth, and one to Dumitru Prunariu. The memorial house museum displays various items related to rocket...
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  • the ROMBAC 1-11 passenger aircraft was built under license from BAC. Dumitru Prunariu is the only Romanian astronaut who participated in a space mission...
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  • participated in educational activities. In February 2016, Romanian astronaut Dumitru Prunariu and the Association of Space Explorers submitted a proposal to the...
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    Chemistry laureate Soyuz 40, carrying the first Romanian cosmonaut, Dumitru Prunariu, and veteran Leonid Popov, docked with the Salyut-6 space station,...
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    Corneliu Ionescu, Vasile Mocanu, Constantin Nicolau, Ion Popescu-Rosetti, Dumitru Prunariu, Stelian Tudose, Constantin Ucrain, Gheorghe Zărnescu (1984). (in Romanian)...
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    Soyuz 39 103 Robert Crippen  United States 12 April 1981 STS-1 104 Dumitru Prunariu  Romania 14 May 1981 Soyuz 40 105 Joseph Engle  United States 12 November...
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