Nikolai Brykhanov | |
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| Born | January 13, 1957 |
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| Employer(s) | Energia (corporation), S7 Space |
| Awards | Order of Friendship, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" |
Nikolai Albertovich Bryukhanov (Russian: Николай Альбертович Брюханов, IPA: [nʲikʌɭˈɑj aɭbʲˈertʌvʲit͡ʃʲ brʲu"xˈɑnʌf]; 13 December 1957, Moscow) is a prominent Soviet and Russian spacecraft engineer.
Bryukhanov was deputy chief designer at Energia Corporation in charge of piloted vehicle programmes, notably the Kliper and Orel projects, chief designer of the orbital cosmodrome project at S7 Space, and chief designer of the shuttle programme for RTSS (Reusable Transport Space Systems LLC).