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,..
White comets streak through the sky, planets emit a crimson glow, cloud decks spread out like powder puffs. Suddenly I set off on a journey into space. I witness the creation of the world. “It’s Iliya”, I hear an alto voice grounding me. The dream is..
The year is 1961. Only a month after his space flight, Yuri Gagarin arrived in Bulgaria, where he visited a number of cities. In two of them - Panagyurishte and Plovdiv, the astronaut received gifts of exquisite beauty - hand-woven..
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..
