Ivan Bella | |
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| Born | 21 May 1964 |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Space career | |
| Research Cosmonaut | |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Time in space | 7d 21h 56min |
| Selection | 1998 Cosmonaut Group |
| Missions | Mir-Štefánik (Soyuz TM-29 / Soyuz TM-28) |
Mission insignia |    |
Ivan Bella (born 21 May 1964) is a Slovak Air Force officer who became the first Slovak citizen to fly in space. He participated in an eight-day joint Russian-French-Slovak mission to the Mir space station in 1999.[1]
- ^ "Bella". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2010.