Boris Evseyevich Chertok was a prominent Soviet and Russian rocket
designer, responsible for control systems of a number of ballistic
missiles and spacecraft died he was 99.. He was the author of a four-volume book Rockets and People, the definitive source of information about the history of the Soviet space program.
From 1974, he was the deputy chief designer of the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the space aircraft designer bureau which he started working for in 1974. He retired in 1992.[2]
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From 1974, he was the deputy chief designer of the S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the space aircraft designer bureau which he started working for in 1974. He retired in 1992.[2]
(Russian: Бори́с Евсе́евич Черто́к; 1 March 1912 – 14 December 2011)
Rockets and People
Between 1994 and 1999 Boris Chertok, with support from his wife Yekaterina Golubkina, created the four-volume book series about the history of the Soviet space industry. The series was originally published in Russian, in 1999.- Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People) (Russian)
- Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Фили — Подлипки — Тюратам — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. Fili — Podlipki — Tyuratam) (Russian)
- Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Горячие дни холодной войны — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. Hot Days of the Cold War) (Russian)
- Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Лунная гонка — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. The Moon Race) (Russian)
Translation into English
NASA History Division published four translated volumes of the series between 2005 and 2011. The series editor is Asif Siddiqi, the author of «Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974» book.[3]- Boris Chertok (author). Rockets and People, Volume 1, 2005. ISBN 0-16-073239-5. Published by NASA.
- Boris Chertok (author). Rockets and People, Volume 2: Creating a Rocket Industry, 2006. ISBN 0-16-076672-9. Published by NASA.
- Boris Chertok (author). Rockets and People, Volume 3: Hot Days of the Cold War, 2009. ISBN 978-0-16-081733-5. Published by NASA.
- Boris Chertok (author). Rockets and People, Volume 4: The Moon Race, 2011. Published by NASA.
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