4th October 1957 - 2007 : Sputnik Jubilee

[Tal Inbar]

As the anniversary of the world's first satellite is celebrated, let's have a mini project - find all available pictures of the Soviet space designers WITH decorations, and special attention to the full list of decorations.

Lets start with Sergei Pavlovich Korolev:

2 HSL, 2 Orders of Lenin, Lenin prize. What else he got?
The pictures of the decorations and the certificate of the Lenin prize are from RSC Energia museum.

[Tal Inbar]

HSL, 2 Lenin, 2 ORB, Lenin prize, ORBL, OGPW, Honored scientist of the Russian Federation

[ericlida]

Great project Tal,
I am in
Nikolay Alekseyevich Pilyugin (May 5,1908, Krasnoe selo – August 2, 1982, Moscow) - Soviet design engineer in the region of the systems of preset control of missile and rocket-space complexes, the academician of the AS USSR, the member of the council of the chief designers of rocket and rocket-space technology, headed S. P. Korolev.
Pilyugin - Hero of Socialist Labor (1956 and 1961). The Lenin prize in 1957. Corresponding member of the AS USSR since 1958, academician since 1966. The State Prize of the USSR in 1967. In 1969 he became the chairman of department of the Moscow institute of radio engineering, electronics and automation. Deputy to the Supreme Soviet o USSR 7 - the 10th of convocations. He is rewarded with 5 Orders of Lenin, order of the October Revolution and medals. The name of Pilyugin is named street in Moscow, scientific and industrial center of automation and instrument manufacture.

[ericlida]

KELDYSH, MISTISLAV VSEVOLODOVICH (1911-1978). Soviet scientist in the area of mathematics, mechanics, space science and technology, statesman, the organizer of science. He is rewarded with seven Orders of Lenin (1945, twice 1954, 1956, 1961, 1967, 1975), Red Banner of Labor (1943, of 1945, 1953), with medals "Valiant Labor in the World War II" (1945), "800 years of Moscow" (1947), "20 years of victory" (1965), "Valiant Labor in the commemoration of 100- anniversary from the birthday V.I.Lenin" (1970), "30 years of victory" (1975). Cavalier of the order of "Honorable Legion (Commander)" (1971), the highest orders of a number of other countries. Gold medal of the name of M.V.Lomonosova of the USSR (1976).

[ericlida]

Glushko, Valentin Petrovich (1908-1989) - the most important Soviet scientist in the area of rocket-space technology; one of the pioneers of rocket-space technology; the founder of domestic liquid rocket engine construction; the design project leader of reusable rocket-space complex "Energy- snow-storm", the Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1958; corresponding member with 1953), the active member of the international academy of aeronautics, the Deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 7-11 convocations, Lenin prize winner, the twice laureate of State Prize, the twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1956, 1961). He is rewarded with five Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, with numerous medals. Honorable citizen of city Korolev.

[Tal Inbar]

Born 1912 (still with us!) one of Korolev's deputies.

HSL, Order of Lenin, Lenin prize

[Tal Inbar]

Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomei (Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й) (June 30, 1914—December 8, 1984) was a Soviet mechanics scientist and rocket engineer.

In 1959 Chelomei was appointed the Chief Constructor of Aviation Equipment.

OKB-52, along with designing ICBMs, started to work on spacecraft, and in 1961 began work on a design for much more powerful ICBM, the UR-500.

In 1962, Chelomei was created an Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Mechanics Department.

Chelomei became Korolev's internal competitor in the "Moon race". Chelomei proposed that the powerful UR-500 be used to launch a small two-man craft on a lunar flyby, and managed to gain support for his proposal by employing members of Kruschev's family. He also claimed the UR-500 could be used as to launch a military space station.

Following Kruschev's removal, Chelomei's and Korolev's projects were combined, but the Soviet Lunar program continued. The first launch of the UR-500 (also known as Proton) took place on March 10, 1967.

Although it was never used for moon missions, as Chelomei had proposed, Proton was widely used to launch Soviet satellites, and the Salyut and Mir space stations, in the following three decades.

The Earth satellites such as Polyot were also designed by Chelomei's OKB. Unlike the existing ones, even Chelomei's first satellites Polyot-1 (1963) and Polyot-2 (1964) were able to change their orbits themselves. He also headed the development of Proton satellite. In 1970s Chelomei's OKB worked on Almaz complex, which became the basis for orbital stations Salyut 2, Salyut 3, and Salyut 5 designed by Chelomei and his OKB. Chelomei designed a manned orbiting vehicle the TKS to support Almaz as an alternative to Soyuz. The TKS never flew as planned but derivatives flew as modules on Salyut 7 and Mir.

Chelomei died in Moscow in 1984.


* two times Hero of Socialist Labor (1959, 1963)
* USSR State Prize (1967, 1974, 1982)
* Lenin Prize (1959)
* four Orders of Lenin
* Order of the October Revolution

[Tal Inbar]

Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Михаил Кузьмич Янгель in Russian) (October 25 (November 7), 1911 - October 25, 1971, Moscow) was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union.

His career started as an aviation engineer, after graduating from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1937. He worked with famous air craft designers Nikolai Polikarpov and later, Artem Mikoyan. Then he moved to the field of ballistic missiles, where he first was in charge of guidance systems. As Sergei Korolev’s associate, he set up a rocket propulsion center in Dniproperovsk in the Ukraine which later formed the basis of his own OKB-586 design bureau in 1954. At first, Yangel’s facility served to mass-produce and further develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in which area Yangel was a pioneer of storeable hypergolic fuels. His bureau designed the R-12, R-16 and R-36, whose launch vehicle adaptations are known as Cosmos,Tsyklon, Dnepr respectively are still in use today. Yangel narrowly avoided death during the development of the R-16 in the Nedelin catastrophe.

Yangel's bureau was part of the General Machine-Building Ministry headed by Sergey Afanasiev.

For his outstanding work, Mikhail Yangel was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1960 and USSR State Prize in 1967. He was also awarded four Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, and numerous medals.

[ericlida]

Viktor Petrovich Makeyev (1924 - 1985) - the creator of the domestic school of sea missile construction, the doctor of technical sciences (1965), the academician of the USSR (1976, assoc. member. USSR 1968), Twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1961, 1974), theLaureate Lenin (1959) and State Prizes (1968, 1978, 1983
Makeyev was rewarded with the Orders of Lenin (1956, 1961, 1963, 1974, 1984), Order of October Revolution (1971), with medals.

[ericlida]

Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin (November 9, 1902, Borisoglebsk, the Voronyezh province – October 24, 1960, Baikonur) - Soviet military leader, the Chief Marshal of Artillery (May 8,1959). Nedelin finished World War II as the commander of the artillery of the 3rd Ukrainian front; colonel general (1944), Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanding of the artillery of Soviet Army (1950-1955). With 1955 deputy minister of defense, from 1959 - by 1st central board by strategic rocket forces; he is considered as the founder, his name bears Rostov military institute RVSN in to the Rostov-on- Don. Nedelin made the large contribution to development of rocket forces, to the initial stage of Soviet cosmonautics. He died at Baikonur from the explosion of rocket during the tests (catastrophe in Baikonur (1960)); in the flame perished 90 other people. Tragedy was strictly classified, was officially declared about the loss only of Nedelina in the plane crash.
Interesting Biografy