Vladimir Nesterov

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Vladimir Nesterov
Native name	Владимир Евгеньевич Нестеров
Birth name	Vladimir Yevgenyevich Nesterov
Born	1 July 1949 Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 December 2022 (aged 73)
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Service / branch	Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1972–1992[citation needed]
Rank	Colonel
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (4th class; 2009)[1] Order of Honour Order of the Red Star Medal "For Impeccable Service" (2nd class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class) Order of Merit (Ukraine) (3rd class; 2006) State Prize of the Russian Federation (1997) Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of Science and Technology (2007) Honorary Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (2009) Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Nesterov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Нестеров; 1 July 1949 – 28 December 2022)^[2][3] was a Russian engineer who was the former general director of Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, one of the world's leading space launch providers.