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Vladimir Chelomei

Spacecraft and Rocket Engineers

Soviet aerospace engineer and chief designer of the OKB-52 design bureau, a major rival to Korolev's and Yangel's bureaus within the Soviet space program. He developed the Proton rocket, which remained a workhorse Soviet and Russian heavy launch vehicle for decades, and led the military Almaz space station program, part of which was disguised as the civilian Salyut program.

Facts
Birth Date
1914-06-30 1
Birth Year
1914 1
Death Date
1984-12-08 1
Death Year
1984 1
Nationality
Soviet (Ukrainian) 1
Defining Contribution
Chief designer of the OKB-52 bureau, developer of the Proton rocket family and leader of the military Almaz space station program 1
Notable Work
Proton rocket family; Almaz military space station program 1
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