Bulgaria

1940 July 2

• Birth of Georgi Ivanov - . Nation: Bulgaria. Related Persons: Ivanov, Georgi.

  Bulgarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1979. First Bulgarian astronaut. Changed his name when he was selected for cosmonaut training because Kakalov had a scatological meaning in Russian. Later member of the Bulgarian Parliament. 1 spaceflight, 2.0 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 33 (1979).

1951 December 1

• Birth of Aleksandr Panayotov 'Sasha' Aleksandrov - . Nation: Bulgaria. Related Persons: Aleksandrov, Aleksandr. Bulgarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1988. Graduated from Air Force Academy, 1974. Candidate of technical sciences degree, 1983. Lieutenant Colonel, Bulgarian Air Force. 1 spaceflight, 9.8 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-5 (1988)..

1961 January 24

• Birth of Krasimir Mihailov Stoyanov - . Nation: Bulgaria. Related Persons: Stoyanov. Bulgarian pilot cosmonaut, 1987-1988. Graduated from Air Force School Pilot, Bulgarian Air Force..

1987 January 8

• International Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - . Nation: Bulgaria. Related Persons: Stoyanov. 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..

2017 June 23

19:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC39A. LV Family: Falcon. Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9.

• BulgariaSat-1 - . Nation: Bulgaria. USAF Sat Cat: 42801 . COSPAR: 2017-038A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.0100 deg. Period: 1,436.07 min. See BulgariaSat 1. ..