Oleg Ivanovsky
Oleg Genrikhovich Ivanovsky (Russian: Оле́г Ге́нрихович Ивано́вский; 18 January 1922 – 18 September 2014) was a Russian engineer in the former Soviet space program who played a pioneering role in spacecraft construction.
Ivanovsky graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute in 1953. Designer-General
space probes. Ivanovsky personally helped Yuri Gagarin mount the gantry and climb into Vostok 1 and helped rebolt the hatch after Gagarin complained that it had not been closed and sealed correctly. He was said to be the last person to shake Gagarin's hand before the Vostok 1 flight. Ivanovsky was the Recipient of the Lenin Prize (1960) and USSR State Prize (1977).[2][3]
References
- ^ James J. Harford, "Korolev's Triple Play: Sputniks 1, 2, and 3," adapted from James J. Harford, Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon (John Wiley: New York, 1997).
- ^ Oleg Ivanovsky, Soviets’ Space-Age Designer, Dies at 92. Obituary. New York Times, September 23, 2014, p. B17
- Aviation Week and Space Technology, Septemberv 29, 2014, p.11(subscription required)
Further reading
- "Rockets and people" by ISBN 5-217-02942-0;
- J. K. Golovanov, M., "Korolev: Facts and myths", ISBN 5-02-000822-2;
- "Bank of the Universe" - edited by Boltenko A. C., Kiev, 2014., publishing house "Phoenix", ISBN 978-966-136-169-9
- "S. P. Korolev. Encyclopedia of life and creativity" - edited by C. A. Lopota, RSC Energia. S. P. Korolev, 2014 ISBN 978-5-906674-04-3
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