Dumitru Prunariu
Dumitru Dorin Prunariu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1952 |
| Occupation(s) | Aviator, engineer, and diplomat |
| Spouse | Crina Prunariu |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Space career | |
| Intercosmos Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 7d 20h 42m |
| Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
| Missions | Soyuz 40 |
Mission insignia | |
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju] ⓘ; born 27 September 1952) is a Romanian cosmonaut. He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov. The backup crew was made of Romanian candidate cosmonaut Dumitru Dediu and Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko.