1. Lieutenant General Kerim Abbasali oghlu Kerimov was a Soviet and Russian engineer of Azerbaijani ethnicity and a general in Soviet Army, who is regarded as one of the key scientists and founders in the Soviet Union's space program, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program.
Kerim Kerimov was part of the Sputnik 1 team in 1957.
Kerim Kerimov was born on November 14,1917, in a family of an engineer-technologist in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Kerim Kerimov's work was honoured with the Order of the Red Star.
Kerim Kerimov has been involved in Soviet aeronautics from its inception.
Kerim Kerimov supervised every stage of development and operation of both crewed space complexes as well as uncrewed interplanetary stations for former Soviet Union.
Kerim Kerimov was given responsibilities in managing the Salyut space station program.
Kerim Kerimov continued to chair the Soyuz missions after his demotion.
Kerim Kerimov was a Hero of Socialist Labour, a laureate of Stalin, Lenin and State prizes of the Soviet Union, and a lieutenant general of the Soviet Army.
Kerim Kerimov died March 29,2003, in Moscow, at the age of 85.