- Semyon Kosberg
Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg ("Семен Ариевич Косберг" in Russian) (
October 1 (14), 1903,Slutsk -January 3 ,1965 ,Voronezh ) was aSoviet engineer, expert in the field of aircraft androcket engine s,Doctor of Technical Sciences (1959),Hero of Socialist Labor (1961).In 1931, Semyon Kosberg graduated from the
Moscow Aviation Institute . He then worked in some of the biggest planning organizations of the Soviet aircraft industry. In 1941, Kosberg was appointed chief designer of an aircraft design bureau, later known asOKB-154 , which he ran until his death. He is known for his contributions to the creation of aircraft engines, mounted on theLavochkin La-5 ,Lavochkin La-7 , and other mass wartime aircraft. In 1946-1965, Kosberg supervised the development of a series of liquid fuel rocket engines, which would be mounted on the final stages of carrier rockets and put intoorbit pilotedspacecraft ,satellite s, and interplanetary automaticspace station s.Semyon Kosberg was awarded the
Lenin Prize (1960),Order of Lenin , three other orders and different medals. A crater on the far side of the Moon is named after him.External links
* [http://www.tonnel.ru/?l=gzl&uid=936 Biography (in Russian)]
* [http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/Kosberg.htm Biography by Vitaly Charny]
* [http://www.space.hobby.ru/kosberg.html Biography, (in Russian)]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/astros/kosberg.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica entry]
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