Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov
- Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov
Infobox Astronaut
name =Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov
type = Intercosmos Cosmonaut
nationality =Bulgarian
status =Living
date_birth =December 1, 1951
place_birth =Omurtag, Bulgaria
occupation =Pilot
rank =Lieutenant Colonel, Bulgarian Air Force
selection =1978 Intercosmos Group
time =9d 20h 10m
mission =Soyuz TM-5
insignia =|
Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov ( _bg. Александър Панайотов Александров) (born December 1, 1951, Omurtag, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Aleksandrov graduated from Airforce Academy (with a doctorate degree) and reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He worked as Deputy Director, Institute of Space Research and the Academy of Science, Bulgaria.
He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 1, 1978. Aleksandrov was selected as backup for Soyuz 33 and flew as Research Cosmonaut on Soyuz TM-5 which launched on June 7, 1988 and landed (aboard Soyuz TM-4) on June 17, 1988. He immediately retired from the cosmonaut corps. Currently he works as a research scientist.
He is married and has one child.
ee also
The Bulgarian Astronauts
External links
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/alexandrov_aleksandr.htm Spacefacts biography of Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov]
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