The Institute for Space Research and Technology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will solemnly celebrate today its 55th anniversary together with the 45th anniversary of the flight of the first Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov. Bulgaria's first..
On April 12, we celebrate the 55th International Aviation and Space Day. On this date in 1961, at 6 hours and 7 minutes Greenwich time (9 hours and 7 minutes Moscow time), with the ship "Vostok 1" Yuri Gagarin began his memorable tour around the Earth,..
Three airplanes will overfly Lovech today at around 5.30 PM, as an air salute on the occasion of the 45 th anniversary since the flight in space of the first Bulgarian astronaut Georgi Ivanov. The planes will take off from Donla Mitropoliya air..
One of the famous names of PFC Levski – Georgi “Gonzo” Ivanov is the new president of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU). The former footballer was elected by 235 votes in his support (with 234 needed) leaving behind the Bulgarian football..
Georgi Ivanov won the European title at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest. In the 125 kg freestyle final, the Bulgarian wrestler defeated Volodymyr Kochanov (Ukraine) 10:0 by technical knockout. The gold in Bucharest is..
Basketball player Alexander Vezenkov was voted Bulgaria's Sportsperson of the Year 2022 in the 65th traditional poll among sports journalists in the country. Wrestler Kiril Milov and skier Albert Popov rounded out the top three. 102 practicing sports..
Georgi Ivanov is the first person from Bulgaria and the Balkans to have gone down in history as having conquered outer space for one day, 23 hours and 1 minute, exactly 43 years ago. On 10 April, 1979, at 20.00 hours and 34 minutes..
From April 10 to 12, the Aviation Museum in Krumovo, located near Plovdiv Airport, will mark April 12 designated as the International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics and also as the International Day of Human Space Flight , 42 years since the space..
The day was April 10, 1979 and the time 20 hours and 34 minutes. The Soyuz-33 spacecraft launched into orbit takes to outer space. The first Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov was onboard. He made 31 complete orbits around the Earth. Onboard the ship..
The last Wednesday in February is known as Pink Shirt Day and raises public awareness to the problem of bullying at school. "Bullying is one of the emotional manifestations in the relationship between students, and in school there are many other..
