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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 the Space . The Bulgarian scientists participated in different Soviet programmes, gaining much experience in designing equimpement for the Intercosmos satelites. 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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