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ROOKIERetired—Other·🇧🇬 Bulgaria·Born 1940
Georgi Ivanov
First Bulgarian in space.
47h
Hours in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
Inspirations
Biography
First Bulgarian in space. His Soyuz 33 suffered engine failure preventing docking with Salyut 6, requiring an emergency manual return.
Before NASABulgarian Air Force fighter pilot and instructor before being selected for the Interkosmos program.
Notable Missions
Soyuz 33 (Intercosmos)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
skiingfishinggolf
Causes They Champion
Bulgarian space science and democratic reform
Languages
BulgarianRussian
Awards & Honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Order of Georgi Dimitrov
- Order of Lenin
Fun fact
He changed his birth surname from Kakalov to Ivanov before his flight because Kakalov sounded too close to the Bulgarian word for excrement.
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