Nikolai Rukavishnikov
41 Years since the Flight of the First Bulgarian Astronaut Georgi Ivanov
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the flight of the first Bulgarian astronaut Georgi Ivanov.
On April 10, 1979, at 8 pm and 34 minutes Moscow time, a Soyuz-33 spacecraft with an international crew was launched into orbit around the Earth: flight commander Nikolai Rukavishnikov and astronaut-researcher Georgi Ivanov.
Cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov Taken to Hospital in Serious Condition
76-year-old Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov was taken to hospital this morning, reported BNR.
The Military Medical Academy has announced that he has most probably suffered a brain stroke.
On 10 April, 1979 Ivanov took part in flight in space on board the Soyuz 33 spaceship together with Russian Cosmonaut Nikolai Rukavishnikov.