Bulgarian Aerospace Agency
- Bulgarian Aerospace Agency
Infobox Space agency
name = Bulgarian Aerospace Agency
"Институт за космически изследвания към БАН"
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owner = flagcountry|Bulgaria
headquarters = Sofia, Bulgaria
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established = 1969
URL = [http://www.space.bas.bg www.space.bas.bg]
The Bulgarian Aerospace Agency, known as the Space Research Institute or SRI ( _bg. "Институт за Космически изследвания", "ИКИ"), founded in 1969 is among world's oldest Space Agencies.
It is among the leading section in the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The field of activity of SRI ranges over fundamental and applied investigations in space physics, astrophysics, image processing, remote sensing, life sciences , scientific equipment, preparation and realisation of experiments in the region of space investigation and usage from the board of automatic and navigated spacecrafts, investigation on control systems, air- and spacecrafts and equipment for them, activity for creation of cosmic materials and technologies and their transfer in the national economy, education of post-graduate students and master degrees.
In 1972 the first Bulgarian space equipment, P-1 was launched into Space. The Bulgarian scientists participated in different Soviet programmes, gaining much experience in designing equipment for the Intercosmos satellites. In 1979 Bulgaria became the sixth nation on the Planet to send a man in Space, the former military pilot, Georgi Ivanov, followed by Alexandar Alexandrov in 1988.
For the moment it operates mainly in cooperation with the Space agencies of several developing countries, providing high-tech components and know-how. The Bulgarian Aerospace agency is now working with the Indian agency on the Chandrayaan satellite.
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