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Konyukhov, Stanislav Nikolayevich

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Konyukhov S P

Born: 1937-06-12. Died: 2011-04-03.

Biography

Obituary:

An outstanding scientist and designer in the field of space rocket engineering. A General Designer – General Director of Yuzhnoye DO in 1991-2010. Doctor of Engineering (1987), Professor (1991), Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1992), Academician of International Engineering Academy (1992), Academician of K.E. Tsiolkovsky Academy of Cosmonautics (1994), Academician of New York Academy of Sciences (1996), Academician of International Academy of Astronautics (1997), Academician of Academy of Military Sciences of Russian Federation (2004), Vice President of International Academy of Astronautics (2005).

Stanislav Nikolayevich Konyukhov was born in the village of Bekrenevo, Vologda region. After he had graduated from Physical Engineering Department of Dniepropetrovsk State University (1959), he worked at Yuzhnoye DO in the position of Engineer, Senior Engineer, Leading Designer (1959-1964), Head of Department (1964-1974), Head of Division – Deputy Chief Designer of DO of Strategic Missiles and Space Launchers (1974-1978), Head of Division – Deputy Head of Design Division (1978-1984), Head and Chief Designer of Spacecraft DO (1984-1986), First Deputy General Designer (1986-1990), General Designer – General Director of Yangel Yuzhnoye DO (1990-2010).

S.N. Konyukhov is one of the talented followers of M.K. Yangel and V.F. Utkin who passed a great school of developing, designing, development and flight testing of missile and space rocket systems. He made significant contribution in the development and building of several generations of strategic missile systems, launch vehicles and spacecraft created in Yuzhnoye DO, including one of the most powerful and effective liquid-propellant strategic missiles R36M (SS-18), solid-propellant missile RT23 (SS-24) of silo and railroad basing mode. He justified and developed the principles of developing, designing and development testing of pop-up launch scheme for liquid-propellant heavy missiles, which considerably improved the performance of missile systems put in Strategic Missile Forces service. He supervised the works on designer's supervision and considerable prolongation of guaranteed service life of R36M (SS-18) missile being in the Russian Army inventory.

Substantially, due to S.N. Konyukhov's initiative and energy, Yuzhnoye SDO entered the world space services market and occupied a deserved place there. He supervised the works on creation of unique Sea Launch and Land Launch space rocket systems with Zenit launch vehicles, Dnepr space launcher derived from decommissioned SS-18 missile, light-class Vega space launcher, on creation and commercial use of Cyclone-4 space launch system, and AUOS-CM-KI, Sich-1, Ocean, Sich-2 spacecraft et al.

S.N. Konyukhov holds an outstanding position among the pioneers - organizers of extensive international cooperation in space exploration. Owing to the international activities of Yuzhnoye SDO, Yuzhmash, Ukraine is included in the ten world ' s leading space powers and participates in the implementation of major international space projects like Sea Launch, Land Launch, Dnepr, Cyclone-4, Egyptsat, Vega et al.

Stanislav Nikolayevich Konyukhov gave much consideration to training of engineering and scientific manpower. He held a Chair of System Design at the Institute of Professional Development of the USSR Ministry of General Machine - Building (1987-1992), Chair of Flying Vehicles Designing at Kharkov Aviation Institute (1995). A Chief Editor of industry scientific - technical collection (1991), a member of Specialized Board of Dniepropetrovsk National University for dissertations defense (1988), a member of Experts Board of Supreme Certification Commission of Ukraine (1992), a member of Section of Interindustry Scientific-Technical Council for Space Research of Russian Academy of Sciences.

S.N. Konyukhov is the author and co - author of more than 200 scientific works : monographs, articles, inventions.

A Laureate of State Prize of the USSR (1977), a Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine (2001). Decorated with Order of Labor Red Banner (1982), Orders of Merit of ???, ??, and ? rank (1994, 1997, 2007), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of V rank (2009), a Hero of Ukraine (2004), an Honored Machine Builder of Ukraine (1993), decorated with Order of Friendship (1997) and Order of Honor (2004) of Russian Federation, a Laureate of the Council of Ministers Prize of Russian Federation (2005), Honorary Freeman of Dniepropetrovsk city.

Buried on Zaporozhskoye Cemetery in Dniepropetrovsk.

• Birth of Stanislav Nikolayevich Konyukhov. - . Related Persons: Konyukhov.

  Ukrainian chief designer. General Designer and Chief of KB Yuzhnoye 1991-2010, developed satellites and launch vehicles, kept the Ukrainian space launch industry alive through commercial sales of the Zenit / Sea Launch commercial booster. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

• Death of Stanislav Nikolayevich Konyukhov. - . Related Persons: Konyukhov.

  Ukrainian chief designer. General Designer and Chief of KB Yuzhnoye 1991-2010, developed satellites and launch vehicles, kept the Ukrainian space launch industry alive through commercial sales of the Zenit / Sea Launch commercial booster. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.