Georgi Ivanov, the first Bulgarian cosmonaut, was a guest at the March edition of the Aviation School on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his flight. At the invitation of Sofia Airport, children from his native town of Lovech came to the event thus the volunteer initiative expanded beyond Sofia city limits.

The first Bulgarian cosmonaut described what it was like to be in space – what effort should you make to get there and what it is like to see the Earth from above as well as the challenges he and flight captain Nikolay Rukavishnikov faced in 1979.

This year’s first lecture at the Aviation School was attended by children of 125th High School Prof. Boyan Penev. Lecturers from Sofia Airport told them what they need to know and to prepare before travelling by air. The pupils learned that there was a special alphabet in aviation and used it with great interest to spell their names.