Dumitru Prunariu

Dumitru Dorin Prunariu
Born	(1952-09-27) 27 September 1952 (age 71) Orașul Stalin, Stalin Region, Romanian People's Republic
Occupation(s)	Aviator, engineer, and diplomat
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.^[1]