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NPO Energomash

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NPO Energomash, formally NPO Energomash V. P. Glushko, is a major Russian rocket engine manufacturer that primarily develops and produces liquid propellant rocket engines. The company originates from the Soviet design bureau OKB-456, founded in 1946, and it acquired its current name on 15 May 1991 in honor of its former chief designer Valentin Glushko.

Facts
Agency Type
Russian rocket engine manufacturer specializing in liquid-propellant rocket engines 1
Founded Year
1946 1
Founded as the OKB-456 design bureau under Glushko in 1946; later renamed NPO Energomash (predecessor-institution lineage, space atlas DataBrief voice convention).
Headquarters
Khimki, Moscow region, Russia 1
Head
Valentin Petrovich Glushko 1
Founding chief designer of the predecessor OKB-456 design bureau (1946); recorded per the space atlas DataBrief's predecessor-institution convention.
Annual Budget
$182 million (2016 company revenue, per public reporting; a manufacturer's revenue figure, not a government budget line) 1
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1. Wikipedia: NPO Energomash
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, company description
    NPO Energomash 'V. P. Glushko' is a major Russian rocket engine manufacturer. The company primarily develops and produces liquid propellant rocket engines.
  • History section, OKB-456 founding date
    Valentin Petrovich Glushko was appointed chief designer of the newly founded OKB-456 design bureau on July 3, 1946.
  • History section, relocation to Khimki
    At the end of that year, OKB-456 took up residence in an aviation factory near the city of Khimki, just outside Moscow.
  • History section, chief designer named
    Valentin Petrovich Glushko was appointed chief designer of the newly founded OKB-456 design bureau on July 3, 1946.
  • Infobox, Revenue field
    $182 million (2016)
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