Vladimír Remek
Vladimír Remek | |
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| Czech Republic Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office 16 January 2014 – 31 January 2018 | |
| President | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Petr Kolář |
| Succeeded by | Vladimír Pivoňka |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 15 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1948 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
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| Spouses | Hana Davidová (divorced)
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| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Pilot, cosmonaut, politician, ambassador |
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| Website | vladimirremek |
| Nickname | Volodya |
| Military career | |
| Service | Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970–1995 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Fighter Air Regiment |
| Commands | Deputy, 2nd Air Defense Division |
| Space career | |
| Intercosmos Cosmonaut | |
Time in space | 7d 22h 17m |
| Selection | Air Force Group 6 |
| Missions | Soyuz 28 |
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Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat, as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot. He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States, and with the entry of the Czech Republic and Slovakia into the European Union, Remek is considered to be the first astronaut from the European Union. Remek was a member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2013 for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. From 2014 to 2018, he was the Czech Ambassador to Russia.