13 Facts About Arkady Ostashev

Arkady Ilyich Ostashev was a Soviet and Russian scientist, engineer - mechanic in the former Soviet space program, working on as a designer many of rocket propulsion and control system of Soviet satellites.

Arkady Ostashev was a participant in the launch of the first artificial satellite of the Earth and the first cosmonaut, candidate of technical sciences, docent, laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes, one of the leading managers of work in the field of experimental development of rocket technology OKB-1, personal pensioner of republican significance, student and interpersonal relationship of Sergei Korolev.

Arkady Ostashev was born in the village of Maloye Vasilyevo.

Arkady Ostashev managed to learn German documents on rocketry, obtained by a group of specialists sent by the country's leadership in Germany after the war.

Arkady Ostashev finally decided on the topic of his graduation project: "Composite rocket with a cruise last stage", with the stability of the main stage.

From 1947 until graduating from the Aviation Institute in 1948, Arkady Ostashev worked in Department No 3 of the special design bureau of the Research Institute-88 of the Ministry of Defense Industry as a senior technician and under the guidance of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev prepared a diploma for defense.

Arkady Ostashev worked for more than 50 years [2] in positions from a senior technician to the head of the complex.

In 1956 Arkady Ostashev Ilyich joined the ranks of the CPSU.

Arkady Ostashev was the head of testing of the rocket-space systems according to the Russian-American program "ASTP" [3].

At the preliminary design of a famous "SEVEN" R-7, under the guidance of Arkady Ostashev created volume No 14 fully dedicated to the testing of missiles.

In December 1998, after obtaining the relevant approvals and permits from the leadership of Kazakhstan dust Arkady Ostashev was moved by his wife and son to Baikonur and buried in the grave of his older brother Yevgeny, who died on 24 October 1960 41 site [5] the Baikonur cosmodrome in preparation for the launch of Intercontinental ballistic missile R-16.

Arkady Ostashev came to "tell" his memories on a tape recorder.

Gennady Artamonov, one of Arkady Ostashev's colleagues, wrote the following poem about him:.