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Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel | |
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 2011 Stamp of Ukraine depicting the image of Mikhail Yangel and R-11 rocket | |
| Born | 7 November 1911 |
| Died | 25 October 1971 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation | Engineer |
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| Practice name | Rocket engineering |
| Awards | Lenin Prize (1960), USSR State Prize (1967), 4 Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, medals |
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Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Russian: Михаил Кузьмич Янгель; 7 November 1911 – 25 October 1971), was a Soviet engineer born in Irkutsk who was the leading designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union.