The Honorary Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (Russian: Летчик-космонавт Российской Федерации) is a state award of the Russian Federation presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian Federal Space Agency. Usually accompanying the distinction is the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, the highest title that can be awarded to a Russian for performing heroic deeds while in service of the state.
Honorary Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (obverse)
The Honorary Title of Pilot-Cosmonaut was originally established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on April 14, 1961,[2] it was then called Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (Russian: Летчик-космонавт СССР). Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the title was retained by the Law of the Russian Federation 2555-1 dated March 20, 1992[1] and the title was renamed Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
Award statute
The Honorary Title "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation" is assigned by the president of the Russian Federation for the outstanding feat of space flight. The insignia of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is worn on the right side of the chest above orders and decorations.[3]
Award description
The Honorary Title "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation" is a 25mm wide by 23.8mm high convex pentagon with a gilt silver rim. In the center is an image of the terrestrial globe with the territory of the Russian Federation enamelled in blue. A gold star denotes Moscow as the point of origin of a gilt orbital path going around the globe once to reach a silver satellite at the upper left of the globe. A second orbital path, this time enamelled in red, starts at the bottom center of the globe going up in an arc narrowing along the way to reach a gilt spacecraft above the globe. Along the upper left edge of the pentagon above the globe, the gilt relief inscription "PILOT" (Russian: ЛЕТЧИК), along the upper right edge of the pentagon above the globe, the gilt relief inscription "COSMONAUT" (Russian: КОСМОНАВТ), along the bottom edge of the pentagon under the globe, the gilt inscription "RUSSIA" (Russian: РОССИИ, lit.'of Russia'), along the left and right lower edges of the pentagon, prominent gilt laurel branches. The reverse of the insignia is plain except for the award serial number.[3]
The insignia is secured to a standard Russian square mount by a ring through the suspension loop. The mount is covered by a silk moiré tricolour ribbon of white, blue and red.[3]
List of recipients
The individuals listed below have all received the Honorary Title of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation:[4]
^ ab (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 1999-12-15. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 14, 1961" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1961-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ abc"Statute of the Honorary Title "Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation"" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^"Compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Kremlin News. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
External links
The Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation
The Russian Gazette
February 22, 2023
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The Honorary Title Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Russian Letchik kosmonavt Rossijskoj Federacii is a state award of the Russian Federation presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian Federal Space Agency Usually accompanying the distinction is the title of Hero of the Russian Federation the highest title that can be awarded to a Russian for performing heroic deeds while in service of the state Honorary TitlePilot Cosmonaut of the Russian FederationPilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation obverse TypeHonorary TitleAwarded forSpace flightPresented by Russian FederationEligibilityRussian citizensStatusActiveEstablishedMarch 20 1992 1 Total52RelatedPilot Cosmonaut of the USSRPilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Yurievich Kaleri Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Valery Grigoryevich Korzun Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Sergei Yevgenyevich Treshchov Contents 1 History of the Title 2 Award statute 3 Award description 4 List of recipients 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory of the Title EditThe Honorary Title of Pilot Cosmonaut was originally established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on April 14 1961 2 it was then called Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR Russian Letchik kosmonavt SSSR Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the title was retained by the Law of the Russian Federation 2555 1 dated March 20 1992 1 and the title was renamed Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Award statute EditThe Honorary Title Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is assigned by the president of the Russian Federation for the outstanding feat of space flight The insignia of Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is worn on the right side of the chest above orders and decorations 3 Award description EditThe Honorary Title Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation is a 25mm wide by 23 8mm high convex pentagon with a gilt silver rim In the center is an image of the terrestrial globe with the territory of the Russian Federation enamelled in blue A gold star denotes Moscow as the point of origin of a gilt orbital path going around the globe once to reach a silver satellite at the upper left of the globe A second orbital path this time enamelled in red starts at the bottom center of the globe going up in an arc narrowing along the way to reach a gilt spacecraft above the globe Along the upper left edge of the pentagon above the globe the gilt relief inscription PILOT Russian LETChIK along the upper right edge of the pentagon above the globe the gilt relief inscription COSMONAUT Russian KOSMONAVT along the bottom edge of the pentagon under the globe the gilt inscription RUSSIA Russian ROSSII lit of Russia along the left and right lower edges of the pentagon prominent gilt laurel branches The reverse of the insignia is plain except for the award serial number 3 The insignia is secured to a standard Russian square mount by a ring through the suspension loop The mount is covered by a silk moire tricolour ribbon of white blue and red 3 List of recipients EditThe individuals listed below have all received the Honorary Title of Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation 4 August 11 1992 Decree no 871 Aleksandr Yurievich Kaleri February 5 1993 Decree no 181 Sergei Vasilyevich Avdeev July 23 1993 Decree no 1060 Aleksandr Fedorovich Poleshchuk January 14 1994 Decree no 154 Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliev August 18 1994 Decree no 1697 Yuri Vladimirovich Usachev November 24 1994 Decree no 2107 Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko November 24 1994 Decree no 2107 Talgat Amangeldyuly Musabayev April 10 1995 Decree no 338 Elena Vladimirovna Kondakova September 7 1995 Decree no 907 Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov October 5 1995 Decreo no 1017 Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin April 1 1996 Decree no 447 Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko October 16 1996 Decree no 1443 Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko April 11 1997 Decree no 342 Valeri Grigorievich Korzun April 10 1998 Decree no 370 Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin April 10 1998 Decree no 372 Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov April 10 1998 Decree no 372 Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov December 25 1998 Decree no 1640 Yuri Mikhailovich Baturin April 5 1999 Decree no 428 Gennadi Ivanovich Padalka September 10 1999 Decree no 1211 Valeri Ivanovich Tokarev November 9 2000 Decree no 1858 Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin April 9 2001 Decree no 408 Boris Vladimirovich Morukov April 10 2002 Decree no 367 Konstantin Mirovich Kozeev October 10 2002 Decree no 1145 unpublished Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov April 12 2003 Decree no 420 Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin September 21 2003 Decree no 1082 Fyodor Nikolaevich Yurchikhin February 4 2004 Decree no 140 Sergei Yevgenyevich Treshchov February 23 2005 Decree no 206 unpublished Yuri Georgiyevich Shargin Oleg Valeryevich Kotov February 5 2009 unpublished Sergey Alexandrovich Volkov February 5 2009 unpublished Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko April 12 2010 Decree no 449 Roman Yurievich Romanenko October 30 2010 Decree no 1310 Maksim Viktorovich Surayev April 12 2011 Decree no 432 Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka April 12 2011 Decree no 433 Mikhail Borisovich Korniyenko April 12 2011 Decree no 433 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov March 3 2012 Decree no 270 Dmitri Yuryevich Kondratyev June 25 2012 Decree no 904 Andrei Ivanovich Borisenko June 25 2012 Decree no 904 Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyayev Awarded December 25 2013 Anatoli Ivanishin Awarded December 25 2013 Anton Shkaplerov May 28 2014 Decree no 374 Oleg Novitskiy May 28 2014 Decree no 374 Sergei Revin May 28 2014 Decree no 374 Evgeny TarelkinSee also Edit Russia portal Spaceflight portalRoscosmos Cosmonaut Corps Pilot Cosmonaut of the USSR Honorary titles of Russia Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation Russian Federal Space Agency Baikonur Cosmodrome Astronaut badgeReferences Edit a b Law of the Russian Federation of March 20 1992 No 2555 1 in Russian Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards 1999 12 15 Archived from the original on January 7 2009 Retrieved 2012 02 18 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 14 1961 in Russian Legal Library of the USSR 1961 04 14 Retrieved 2012 02 21 a b c Statute of the Honorary Title Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation in Russian Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards 2010 09 07 Retrieved 2012 02 19 Compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation in Russian Kremlin News Retrieved 2012 02 19 External links EditThe Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation The Russian Gazette Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pilot Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation amp oldid 1110990028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
