Vladimir Utkin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RT-23 Molodets in the Saint Petersburg railway museum.

Vladimir Fyodorovich Utkin (Russian: Уткин Владимир Фёдорович) (1923–2000) was a Russian scientist and rocket engineer who developed railcar-launched ICBM RT-23 Molodets and other Soviet rockets. In 1971-1991 Utkin was a head of Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. An asteroid 13477 Utkin was named after him.

References

Utkin's biography at the Heroes of the Country site (Russian)

Persondata
Name	Utkin, Vladimir
Alternative names
Short description	Russian rocket engineer
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	2000
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.