Vasily Mishin
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Vasily Pavlovich Mishin (Василий Павлович Мишин) (January 18, 1917 – October 10, 2001) was a Soviet engineer and a prominent rocket
ry pioneer.
Mishin was a Soviet rocket scientist and one of the first Soviet specialists to see Nazi
Germany’s V-2 facilities at the end of World War II
. He worked with Sergey Korolev
as his deputy in the development of the first Soviet ICBM and in the Sputnik and Vostok
programs.
Mishin was a very competent engineer who had served as Korolev's deputy and right-hand man. He became head of Korolev’s OKB-1 design bureau and Chief Designer after Korolev's death in 1966. He inherited the N1 rocket
program, intended to land a man on the Moon, but which turned out to be fatally flawed (partly due to lack of adequate funding). In 1972, Mishin was fired and then replaced by a rival, Valentin Glushko
, after all four N-1 test launches failed.
He continued his educational and research works as the head of rocket department of Moscow Aviation Institute
.
Vasily Mishin was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor
for his work with the Soviet space program.
Rocket
A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
ry pioneer.
Mishin was a Soviet rocket scientist and one of the first Soviet specialists to see Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
Germany’s V-2 facilities at the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He worked with Sergey Korolev
Sergey Korolyov
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev ; died 14 January 1966 in Moscow, Russia) was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s...
as his deputy in the development of the first Soviet ICBM and in the Sputnik and Vostok
Vostok programme
The Vostok programme was a Soviet human spaceflight project that succeeded in putting a person into Earth's orbit for the first time. The programme developed the Vostok spacecraft from the Zenit spy satellite project and adapted the Vostok rocket from an existing ICBM design...
programs.
Mishin was a very competent engineer who had served as Korolev's deputy and right-hand man. He became head of Korolev’s OKB-1 design bureau and Chief Designer after Korolev's death in 1966. He inherited the N1 rocket
N1 rocket
N-1 was a heavy lift rocket intended to deliver payloads beyond low Earth orbit, acting as the Soviet counterpart to the NASA Saturn V rocket. This heavy lift booster had the capability of lifting very heavy loads into orbit, designed with manned extra-orbital travel in mind...
program, intended to land a man on the Moon, but which turned out to be fatally flawed (partly due to lack of adequate funding). In 1972, Mishin was fired and then replaced by a rival, Valentin Glushko
Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko or Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko was a Soviet engineer, and the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Soviet/American Space Race.-Biography:...
, after all four N-1 test launches failed.
He continued his educational and research works as the head of rocket department of Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute is one of several major engineering higher education establishments in Moscow .Although the school is currently offering a wide range of majors and research...
.
Vasily Mishin was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor
Hero of Socialist Labor
Hero of Socialist Labour was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries. It was the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture...
for his work with the Soviet space program.