Bulgaria


Space-related People born in Bulgaria
  • Aleksandrov Aleksandr. - Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov Bulgarian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1 December 1951. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 9.84 days.
  • Ivanov Georgi. - Georgi Ivanov (nee Kakanov) Bulgarian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 2 July 1940. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 1.96 days.
  • Stoyanov. - Krasimir Mihailov Stoyanov Bulgarian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 24 January 1961.

Chronology of Events for Bulgaria

1987 January 8 -

  • International Cosmonaut Training Group selected. Training group of backup Bulgarian guest cosmonaut for a propaganda flights to the Mir space station. This was a 'compensation mission', since the first Bulgarian mission never reached the station due to a primary engine failure aboard the Soyuz shuttle. Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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