Alexander Maximov

Maksimov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (1923-1991) Colonel-General, Candidate of Military Sciences, the Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of Lenin and State Prizes, was born in Moscow. After graduating with honors in May 1941. Moscow Gunnery preparatory school, and then short-Officers' Course, he was already in April 1942. commanded artillery anti-tank platoon on the Karelian front. Graduated from the war in May 1945, after which he studied at the Artillery Engineering Academy. F.E. Dzerzhinsky. All of his further service was devoted to the organization of production, testing and operation of rocket and space technology. AA. Maksimov was the first principal engineer to test the acceptance and operation of the launch vehicle R-7, the Secretary of the State Commission on flights of the first astronauts Yu.A.. Gagarin and GS. Titova. With his direct participation have been prepared and launched the first artificial Earth satellite, the first cosmonaut, a universal space-rocket systems "Energy" - "Buran". Until 1990. AA. Maksimov, head of the Space Defense. Two-thirds of his career he spent time at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.