Vladimir Chelomey

Vladimir Chelomey
Born(1914-06-30)30 June 1914
Siedlce, Lublin Governorate, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died8 December 1984(1984-12-08) (aged 70)[1]
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Alma materNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Known forCreation of the first Soviet pulse jet engine, development of Proton rockets and UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700 ICBMs.[2]
AwardsTwice Hero of Socialist Labour
Scientific career
FieldsRocket engineering
InstitutionsKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
National Aviation University
Baranov Central Institute of Aviation Motor Development
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й, Ukrainian: Володи́мир Микола́йович Челоме́й; 30 June 1914 – 8 December 1984)[1] was a Soviet engineer and designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union. He invented the first Soviet pulse jet engine and was responsible for developing the world's first anti-ship cruise missiles and the ICBM program of the Soviet Union such as the UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700.[2]

  1. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Chelomei, Vladimir Nikolayevich". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 11 September 2024. He was still in good health when he suffered a bizarre accident at his dacha in December 1984.
  2. ^ a b "Дважды Герой Соц.Труда Челомей Владимир Николаевич". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 9 December 2013.