ASE — Association of the Space Explorers. He founded the Future in Space Foundation. Honours and awards Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1979) Hero of the Soviet Union (1979) Honorary citizen of Lovech (29 April 1979) Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1979) Order of Lenin (Soviet Union) (1979) Order of Stara Planina, 1st class with Sword (2004) Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation) See also Bulgarian cosmonaut program References External links Personal website (Bulgarian) 40th Anniversary of the flight of Soyuz-33 (Bulgarian) spacefacts.info Bulgarian cosmonauts 1940 births Living people Heroes of the Soviet Union Heroes of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Recipients of the Order of Georgi Dimitrov Recipients of the Order of Lenin People from Lovech Bulgarian Air Force personnel Recipients of the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" 20th-century Bulgarian military personnel