Phạm Tuân, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Phạm Tuân

Vietnamese astronaut, first Asian in space

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1947

Place of Birth: Thái Bình, Vietnam

Profession: astronaut, military personnel, politician

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ph?m Tuân ([fa?m???? tw?n??] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator.
He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flew aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos Research Cosmonaut.
He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.