Leonid Voskresensky

Leonid Voskresensky
Born(1913-06-14)14 June 1913
Pavlovsky Posad, Russia
Died14 December 1965(1965-12-14) (aged 52)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Soviet rocket scientist and engineer
Known forDeputy Chief Designer of Soviet Space Program

Leonid Alexandrovich Voskresensky (Russian: Леонид Александрович Воскресенский; 14 June 1913 – 14 December 1965) was a Soviet engineer in the Soviet space program, and long-time associate of Chief Designer Sergei Korolev. He served as launch director for Sputnik and for the first crewed space flight, Vostok 1.[1] The lunar crater Voskresenskiy is named in his honor.

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