Barys Kit

Barys Uladzimiravich Kit (, ; April 6, 1910old calendar March 24 – February 1, 2018) was a Belarusian American rocket scientist. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.

In the mid-1950s Kit began his scientific activities in the field of astronautics. He worked for 25 years in the American space research program. As a mathematician and systems analyst, he took part in projects aimed at the development of intercontinental missile systems.Barys Kit Biography Virtual Guide to Belarus

Kit died on February 1, 2018 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany of pneumonia at the age of 107.Barys Kit's obituary 

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