Cosmonaut historian Alexander Zheleznyakov said that Russian cosmonauts Anna Kikina and Andrei Fedyaev, who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) with the American Crew Dragon spacecraft, may not receive the title of Hero of Russia. RIA Novosti reports this.
He emphasized that cosmonauts could receive some awards, but not the Hero of Russia award. According to him, this is due to the fact that flights on American ships are evaluated by the Russian side differently than flights on Soyuz.
Zheleznyakov reminded that cosmonaut Boris Morukov, who went to the ISS with the Atlantis shuttle in September 2000, remained the only Russian cosmonaut who did not have the title of Hero of Russia.
Crew Dragon Endeavor spaceship featuring Andrey Fedyaev, Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg and Sultan al-Neaidi jumped down September 4, 2023 at 07:17 Moscow time in the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville, Florida.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, along with the crew of the Crew-5 mission, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the US state of Florida on March 12, 2023.
Russian Anna Kikina, as well as NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata returned to Earth on board.
India before happened the fourth is “moon power”.