Pham Tuan
Vietnamese astronaut, first Asian in space · Vietnam · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1947 · age 79
Phạm Tuân 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.
Pham Tuan is read about 210 times a day, in 33 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Country
Vietnam
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79
