BULGARIAN RUSSIAN COSMONAUT ENGR APOLLO-SOYUZ MIR ALEKSANDROV SIGNED SPACE COVER

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HERE’s A POSTAL HISTORY SPACE COVER FROM THE SOVIET UNION SIGNED BY
ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDROV
Twice
Hero of the Soviet Union
in the 1980s
(b. 1943)
BULGARIAN-RUSSIAN COSMONAUT and ROCKET SCIENTIST,
SOYUZ T-9 MISSION FLIGHT ENGINEER IN 1983,
LONG-DURATION CREW MEMBERS OF
MIR EO-2
IN 1987
All together Aleksandrov spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space. He also served as backup for
Soyuz T-8
,
Soyuz T-13
, and
Soyuz T-15
.
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Here’s An Apollo-Soyuz 10
th
Anniversary Flight Cover
signed by Aleksandrov in his characteristic hand.
The cover is written in the Russian language.
The document cover measures 6½” x 4½” and is in very fine condition.
THIS POSTAL HISTORY COVER WOULD MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR SPACE AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION - - A GREAT RELIC OF THE SPACE RACE!
BIOGRAPHY OF RUSSIAN COSMONAUT
ALEKSANDR P. ALEKSANDROV
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
(
Russian
:
Александр Павлович Александров
; born February 20, 1943) is a former
Soviet
cosmonaut
and twice
Hero of the Soviet Union
(November 23, 1983, and December 29, 1987).
Biography
Born in
Moscow
, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.
He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. For his first spaceflight, he flew as Flight Engineer on
Soyuz T-9
, which lasted from June to November 1983. For his second spaceflight, he replaced one of the long-duration crew members of
Mir EO-2
. For the spaceflight, he was launched with the spacecraft
Soyuz TM-3
in July 1987, and landed with the same spacecraft in December 1987. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space. He served as backup for
Soyuz T-8
,
Soyuz T-13
, and
Soyuz T-15
.
He resigned from the cosmonaut team on October 26, 1993, when he became chief of NPOE Cosmonaut-group; since 1996 he is Chief flight test directorate of RKKE. He is married with two children.
Honours and awards
Twice
Hero of the Soviet Union
Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
Two
Orders of Lenin
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
(Russian Federation)
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Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Panayatov 'Sasha'
Bulgarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1988. Graduated from Air Force Academy, 1974. Candidate of technical sciences degree, 1983. Lieutenant Colonel, Bulgarian Air Force.
Status
: Inactive; Active 1978-1988.
Born
: 1951-12-01.
Spaceflights
: 1 .
Total time in space
: 9.84 days.
Birth Place
: Omurtag.
Transferred to International Group 5, 1987. Later Deputy Director, Institute of Space Research. Academy of Science, Bulgaria.
More at
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
.
Family
:
Cosmonaut
.
Country
:
Bulgaria
.
Spacecraft
:
Salyut 6
,
Mir
.
Flights
:
Soyuz 33
,
Soyuz TM-4
,
Soyuz TM-4 LII-1
,
Soyuz TM-5
.
Agency
:
Bulgarian AF
.
Bibliography
:
4452
.
1951 December 1 -
.
Birth of Aleksandr Panayotov 'Sasha' Aleksandrov
- .
Nation
:
Bulgaria
.
Related Persons
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
. Bulgarian pilot cosmonaut 1978-1988. Graduated from Air Force Academy, 1974. Candidate of technical sciences degree, 1983. Lieutenant Colonel, Bulgarian Air Force. 1 spaceflight, 9.8 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz TM-5 (1988)..
1978 March 1 -
.
Intercosmos Cosmonaut Training Group selected.
- .
Nation
:
Russia
.
Related Persons
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
,
Dediu
,
Farkas
,
Ganzorig
,
Gurragcha
,
Ivanov, Georgi
,
Lopez Falcon
,
Magyari
,
Prunariu
,
Tamayo Mendez
. Training group of potential 'guest cosmonauts' for propaganda flights to the Salyut space station. The 'guests', from states allied to the Soviet Union, would be flown on Soyuz lifeboat changeout missions to the station..
1979 April 10 -
. 17:34 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Baikonur
.
Launch Complex
:
Baikonur LC31
.
LV Family
:
R-7
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Soyuz-U
.
Soyuz 33
- .
Call Sign
: Saturn (Saturn ).
Crew
:
Ivanov, Georgi
,
Rukavishnikov
.
Backup Crew
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
,
Romanenko
.
Payload
: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 49.
Mass
: 6,860 kg (15,120 lb).
Nation
:
Russia
.
Agency
:
MOM
.
Program
:
Salyut 6
.
Class
:
Manned
.
Type
: Manned spacecraft.
Flight
:
Soyuz 32
,
Soyuz 33
.
Spacecraft Bus
:
Soyuz
.
Spacecraft
:
Soyuz 7K-T
.
Duration
: 1.96 days.
Decay Date
: 1979-04-12 .
USAF Sat Cat
: 11324 .
COSPAR
: 1979-029A.
Apogee
: 261 km (162 mi).
Perigee
: 194 km (120 mi).
Inclination
: 51.60 deg.
Period
: 89.00 min. Manned two crew. Flight under the Intercosmos programme of an international team consisting of N N Rukavishnikov (USSR) and G I Ivanov (Bulgaria). Unsuccessful mission. Failed to rendezvous with Salyut 6..
1988 June 7 -
. 14:03 GMT - .
Launch Site
:
Baikonur
.
Launch Complex
:
Baikonur LC1
.
LV Family
:
R-7
.
Launch Vehicle
:
Soyuz-U2
.
Soyuz TM-5
- .
Call Sign
: Rodnik (Spring - water spring).
Crew
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
,
Savinykh
,
Solovyov
.
Backup Crew
:
Lyakhov
,
Serebrov
,
Stoyanov
.
Payload
: Soyuz TM s/n 55.
Mass
: 7,000 kg (15,400 lb).
Nation
:
Russia
.
Agency
:
MOM
.
Program
:
Mir
.
Class
:
Manned
.
Type
: Manned spacecraft.
Flight
:
Soyuz TM-4
,
Soyuz TM-5
.
Spacecraft Bus
:
Soyuz
.
Spacecraft
:
Soyuz TM
.
Duration
: 91.45 days.
Decay Date
: 1988-09-07 .
USAF Sat Cat
: 19204 .
COSPAR
: 1988-048A.
Apogee
: 216 km (134 mi).
Perigee
: 196 km (121 mi).
Inclination
: 51.60 deg.
Period
: 88.60 min.
Transported to the Mir orbital station a Soviet/Bulgarian crew comprising cosmonauts A Y Solovyev, V P Savinykh and A P Aleksandrov (Bulgaria) to conduct joint research and experiments with cosmonauts V G Titov and M K Manarov. Interim orbit 343 x 282 km. Maneuvered to Mir's 355 x 349 km orbit. Docked 15:57 GMT 9 June to Mir's aft port. Moved to forward port 18 June.
1988 June 17 -
.
Landing of Soyuz TM-4
- .
Return Crew
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
,
Savinykh
,
Solovyov
.
Nation
:
Russia
.
Related Persons
:
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr
,
Savinykh
,
Solovyov
.
Program
:
Mir
.
Flight
:
Soyuz TM-4
,
Soyuz TM-5
. Undocked 06:18 GMT 17 June 88. Soyuz TM-4 landed at 10:13 GMT, 202 km from Dzehezkazgan, with the crew of Aleksandrov Aleksandr, Savinykh and Solovyov aboard..
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