Vladimir Putin awarded the astronaut Oleg Kononenko the award "For Merits before the Fatherland"

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin awarded the order to "For Merits before the Fatherland" of the II degree of the instructor astronaut-tester, the commander of group of astronauts of Federal State Budgetary Institution The Research Test Center of Training of Astronauts of. <4> Yu.A. Gagarin " Oleg Kononenko. About it it is spoken in the decree of the head of state published on a site of legal information. "For a big contribution to development piloted astronautics, for courage and the high professionalism shown at research, development and space use to award the order to "For Merits before the Fatherland" of the II degree...