Valentin Glushko
Valentin Petrovich Glushko (Russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Глушко́; Ukrainian: Валентин Петрович Глушко, romanized: Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko; born 2 September 1908 – 10 January 1989) was a Soviet engineer who was program manager of the Soviet space program from 1974 until 1989.
Valentin Glushko | |
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| Born | 2 September 1908 |
| Died | 10 January 1989 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Education | Leningrad State University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Engineering (Computer) |
| Institutions | Soviet space program |
| Significant design | Almaz |
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Glushko served as a main designer of rocket engines in the Soviet program during the heights of the Space Race between United States and the Soviet Union, and was the proponent of cybernetics within the space program.
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