NPO Mashinostroyeniye
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NPO Mashinostroyeniye is a rocket design bureau based in Reutov, Russia. During the cold war it was responsible for several major weapons systems, including the SS-19 Intercontinental ballistic missile.
Mashinostroyeniye was founded in 1944, under the leadership of Vladimir Chelomei who directed till his death in 1984. Originally part of the OKB-51 design bureau, it relocated to Reutov, and from 1955 to 1966 was designated OKB-52.
[edit] External links
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya at the Nuclear Threat Initiative web-site