In Brazil, he received the Lourenco Filho award in Gold and Platinum, and in Germany he was awarded with the Order of Cordon Bleu du Saint Esprit (together with the German astronaut Ulf Merbold).
ブラジルで彼は、Lourenco Filho賞(Lourenco Filho award)の金とプラチナを受賞し、そしてドイツで、彼は（ドイツの宇宙飛行士ウルフ・メルボルト(Ulf Merbold)とともに）Order of Cordon Bleu du Saint Espritを受賞した。