One of the creators of the Burand spacecraft, an engineer Anatoly Chizhov died. This is reported on the site “Roskosmos”. The causes of death are not specified, and the date and place of the farewell ceremony will be named later.
“as director of the” Progress “plant, he played a crucial role in one of the most significant space projects for the country – the creation of a multi-sized space system” Energy – Buran “,” the state corporation site says.
From 1980 to 1996, Anatoly Chizhov was led by Kuibyshev Plant “Progress”. Under his leadership, spacecraft “Orlesce-1” and “Orlets-2”, “Amber” and “Silhouette” were created. Also, Chizhov played a crucial role in creating a carrier missile “Energy” in the framework of the Energy – Buran program.
For their merits, the title of Honored Machine Builder of the RSFSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, and the State Prize of the USSR.