Boris Chertok

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Boris Yevseyevich Chertok Борис Евсеевич Черток
Boris Chertok on the International conference on Integrated Navigational Systems at CNII Electropribor
Born	March 1, 1912 (1912-03-01) (age 96) Lodz
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Soviet and Russian rocket scientist and engineer
Known for	Deputy Chief Designer of Soviet Space Program

Boris Chertok (Борис Черток) (born March 1, 1912) is a prominent Soviet and Russian rocket designer, responsible for control systems of a number of ballistic missiles and spacecraft. Author of a four-volume book Rockets and People, the definitive source of information about the history of the Soviet space program.

Contents 1 Books in English 2 Books in Russian 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Books in English

• Boris Chertok (author), Asif Siddiqi (editor). Rockets and People, 2005. ISBN 0160732395. Published by NASA.
• Boris Chertok (author). Rockets and People, Volume 2: Creating a Rocket Industry, 2006. ISBN 0160766729 Published by NASA.

[edit] Books in Russian

• Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People)
• Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Фили — Подлипки — Тюратам — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. Fili--Podlipki--Tyuratam)
• Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Горячие дни холодной войны — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. Hot Days of Cold War)
• Черток Б.Е. Ракеты и люди. Лунная гонка — М.: Машиностроение, 1999. (B. Chertok, Rockets and People. Moon Race')'

[edit] References

• Vadimir Branets, Boris Evseyevich Chertok (to 95th birthday) (Russian)

[edit] External links

• Rockets and People in English, published by NASA History
• Boris Chertok at Astronautix.com
• Rockets and People, online text (in Russian)