Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation

Honorary Title
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (obverse)
TypeHonorary Title
Awarded forSpace flight
Presented by Russian Federation
EligibilityRussian citizens
StatusActive
EstablishedMarch 20, 1992[1]
Total52
RelatedPilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Pilot-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

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.

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