Hungary has joined the space exploration by 1980. Bertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian Cosmonaut. He, along with Soviet cosmonaut Valeri Kubasov, was launched into space on Soyuz 36 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 26, 1980. While in orbit Farkas conducted experiments on material science. After 7 days 20 hours and 45 minutes and having completed 124 orbits, Farkas and Kubasov returned to Earth, landing 140 km southeast of Dzheskasgan. They returned from space mission on June 3, 1980.
On 26 May 26 2005, Hungary has issued a special to commemorate the anniversary of Bertalan Farkas space mission.
Hungary - 25th Anniversary of Hungarian Cosmonaut (2005)
The stamp design shows the space ship with geographical motifs referring to the Carpathian Basin and Hungary in the background.
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