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.
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Defining ContributionChief designer of the OKB-52 bureau, developer of the Proton rocket family and leader of the military Almaz space station program 1 Notable WorkProton rocket family; Almaz military space station program 1 Connections
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Vladimir Chelomei (Wikipedia)
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й, Ukrainian: Володи́мир Микола́йович Челоме́й, Volodymyr Mykolayovych Chelomey; 30 June 1914-8 December 1984) was a Soviet engineer and designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union.
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