Boris Yevseyevich Chertok | |
|---|---|
Черток, Борис Евсеевич | |
 B. Y. Chertok (1912-2011) | |
| Born | 1 March 1912 |
| Died | 14 December 2011 (aged 99)[1] |
| Citizenship |  Russia |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Engineering (Controls) |
| Institutions | Soviet space program |
| Employer(s) | Energia Roscosmos Russian Space Forces |
| Awards | See awards and honors |
Boris Yevseyevich Chertok (Russian: Бори́с Евсе́евич Черто́к; 14 March [O.S. 1 March] 1912 – 14 December 2011) was a Russian engineer in the former Soviet space program, mainly working in control systems, and later found employment in Roscosmos.
Major responsibility under his guidance was primarily based on computerized control system of the Russian missiles and rocketry system, and authored the four-volume book Rockets and People– the definitive source of information about the history of the Soviet space program.
From 1974, he was the deputy chief designer of the Korolev design bureau, the space aircraft designer bureau which he started working for in 1946. He retired in 1992.[2]
- ^ "Academician Boris Chertok died in Moscow on his 100th year of life" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Roscosmos Head Congratulated Academician Boris Chertok on his 99th Birthday". Roscosmos. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.