Aleksandr Aleksandrov (cosmonaut)

Aleksandr Panaiótov Aleksándrov (Bulgarian: Александър Панайотов Александров) is a cosmonaut born in Omurtag, Bulgaria on December 1, 1951. Before becoming a cosmonaut, he served in the Bulgarian Air Force as a fighter pilot.

Aleksandrov became a cosmonaut in 1978 as a reserve for the Intercosmos mission on the failed Soyuz 33 to Saliut 6. He was eventually aboard the second Bulgarian-Soviet space mission in 1988 and spent eight days aboard the Station Space Mir.