Phạm Tuân First Vietnamese and Asian in Space, July 23, 1980
Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.
Date: July 23, 1980
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