Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is a Czech politician and diplomat, as well as a former cosmonaut and military pilot. He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 March 1978, becoming the first and only Czechoslovak in space. As the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States, and with the entry of the Czech Republic and Slovakia into the European Union, Remek is considered to be the first astronaut from the European Union. Remek was a member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2013 for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. From 2014 to 2018, he was the Czech Ambassador to Russia. More about Vladimír Remek
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Remek was born on 26 September 1948 in České Budějovice (now in the Czech Republic. He spent two years studying at the observatory in Kraví hora, Brno between 1962 and 1964. Remek was influenced by his father, Jozef Remek, himself a military pilot. Remek was an active member both in the Pioneers and the Czechoslovak Union of Youth. He studied mathematics and physics at middle school in Čáslav where he earned awards in track running the 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter events. Remek graduated in 1966 and proceeded to Vyšší Letecké Učiliště, an aviation school in Košice, where he trained in an Aero L-29 Delfín. Remek graduated in 1970, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Czechoslovak Air Force. Remek served as a fighter pilot, flying MiG-21s in the 1st Fighter Air Regiment. In the 1970s Remek married his first wife, Czech actress Hana Davidová, the daughter of politician Václav David. They had a daughter together, Anna, in 1980. He had a second daughter, Jana, three years after the first, with his second wife, also called Jana.The most expensive item with a signature of Vladimír Remek (Vladimir Remek cosmonaut signed portrait) was sold in July 2012 for $39.00 while the cheapest item (Vladimir Remek Czech Cosmonaut Astronaut Soyuz 28 signed autographed 5x7) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2013 with an average selling price of $14.74 for an autographed item of Vladimír Remek. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2017 with $30.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Vladimír Remek is worth $10.55.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Czech Cosmonaut Vladimir Remek - Signed Envelope | $11.00 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - CZECH COSMONAUT | $20.50 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo - CZECH COSMONAUT | $10.61 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X8 Photo & CARD -CZECH COSMONAUT | $2.24 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Authentic Hand Signed Autograph First Day Cover - CZECH COSMONAUT | $9.99 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Authentic Hand Signed Autograph STAMP - CZECH COSMONAUT | $5.51 | ||
Vladimir Remek Czech Cosmonaut Astronaut Soyuz 28 signed autographed 5x7 | $0.99 | ||
Vladimir Remek Czech Cosmonaut Astronaut Soyuz 28 signed autographed 5x7 | $0.99 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo & CARD - PILOT & CZECH COSMONAUT | $2.37 | ||
VLADIMIR REMEK Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo -MILITARY PILOT & CZECH COSMONAUT | $5.51 |