Michal Fulier

Michal Fulier (Český Těšín, Moravia, Czechoslovakia 20 February 1955 - ) Slovak pilot, cosmonaut, colonel.[1]

Biography

Fulier received a diploma at the Military Flying Institute at Košice in 1974. He gained a higher leader position at the Slovakian Military Academy.

Cosmonaut

Fulier travelled to Star City and was trained as a cosmonaut from 2 March 1998 at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.[2] He did not fly, because Ivan Bella was chosen instead of him, but he was a backup for the Soyuz TM-29 discovery spaceflight. He left the base on 28 February 1999.

Sources
  1. "Biographies of International Astronauts". Spacefacts. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. "Fulier, Michal". Astronautix. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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