Arkady Ostashev
Arkady Ilyich Ostashev (; 30 September 1925 – 12 July 1998), , was a Russian mechanical engineer who participated in the Soviet Union's first launch of the Sputnik, and of the first cosmonaut. He was a Candidate of Technical Sciences, docent, laureate of the Lenin and state prizes, senior test pilot of missiles and space-rocket complexes of OKB-1 as well as a companion of Sergey Korolev, the head of the Soviet space program. Biography. Born on 30 September 1925, in the village Maly Vasilyev, Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast, USSR. In his school years Arkady, together with his elder brother  Yevgeny, under the leadership of the magazine "Knowledge is power", designed and assembled a telescope with a 10-fold increase with the necessary bed and a mechanism of rotation in two planes, lenses for the eyepiece and the objective sent to the editorial Board of the journal free of charge. It observed the Moon , they dreamed of flying to the planets of the Solar System. A. I. Ostashev in 1942 graduated from 9 classes of Middle school No. 32, Elektrougli, Noginsky District, Moscow region. After finishing school 2.5 months he studied at the preparatory courses at Moscow Aviation institute and  got a degree program of grade 10, the results of which had been enrolled in the MAI them. S. Ordzhonikidze. In the fourth year of the Institute A.I. Ostashev managed to learn German documents on rocketry, obtained by a group of specialists sent by the country's leadership in Germany after the war. After a careful study made by the German specialists in missile development of A.I. Ostashev finally decided on the theme of his diploma project : «the Composite Rocket with a winged last stage", with спецчастью – stability of motion of the cruise stage. Diploma with this theme wrote under  the direction of S. P. Korolev in Podlipki (city). After graduation in 1948 he worked in the OKB-1 TsNIIMash under the guidance of S. P. Korolev. On this enterprise A.I. Ostashev worked for more than 50 years in positions from an engineer to the head of the complex. In 1952 he graduated from the VIC (higher engineering courses) in BMSTU, in the same year he graduated from the University of Marxism–Leninism in Mytishchi city Committee of the CPSU. In 1956 Arkady Ilyich joined the ranks of the CPSU. In 1975, A.I. Ostashev was the head of testing of the  rocket-space systems according to the Russian-American program "ASTP" . All the scientific and engineering activities A. I. Ostashev since 1948 connected with development and introduction of the system of tests of missiles and rocket-space complexes. At the preliminary design of a famous "SEVEN" R-7, under the guidance of A. I. Ostashev was created volume № 14 fully dedicated to the testing of missiles. Arkady Ilyich author and co-author of over 200 scientific papers , articles and inventions. In addition to engineering and scientific work he was leading and teaching. Since 1964, he was Associate Professor (Department "Integrated system  for measurement of aircraft") MAI them. S. Ordzhonikidze, lectured at the Department No. 308. A. I. Ostashev died on 12 July 1998, in Moscow. Personal bequest Arkady Ilyich Ostashev he was cremated for burial in the grave of the elder brother Ostashev Yevgeny Ilyich. In December 1998, after obtaining the relevant approvals and permits from the leadership of Kazakhstan dust A. I. Ostashev was moved by his wife and son in Baikonur (city) and buried in the grave of his older brother Ostashev Yevgeny Ilyich, who died on 24 October 1960 41 site the Baikonur cosmodrome in preparation for the  launch of Intercontinental ballistic missile R-16. Awards. For the results achieved in his professional activity, A. I. Ostashev was awarded a personal pension of republican significance (characteristics for assigning a personal pension). Memory. In the museum at site No. 2 of the Baikonur cosmodrome organized an exposition dedicated to him. In Elektrougli, Noginsky District, Moscow region at the local history Museum has a booth dedicated to the Ostashev brothers. There is a memorial plaque at the house him grew up in. In the Museum of the enterprise, where A. I. Ostashev worked for more than 50 years, there is material , dedicated to him. In 1993 in the Russian state archive for scientific-technical documentation placed documents from the personal archives of A. I. Ostashev. Publications. A. I. Ostashev has publications in books, ("Academician S. P. Korolyov scientist, engineer, man", "the Beginning of the space era", "an Unforgettable Baikonur", "Soyuz-Apollo" and others), magazines (The magazine "Russian space No. 10 2015, Our heritage 97/2011, Science and life № 1 1997 and others) and the papers on the following topics: test RKT, the history of the development of cosmonautics history of development SKB-3, OKB-1, TsKBEM, NPO "Energy" and RSC "Energia". In the  early 1990s Arkady Ilyich was a frequent guest at the Memorial house-Museum of academician Korolev. He came to "tell" his memories on a tape recorder. From the memoirs of the Director of the Memorial house-Museum of academician Korolev L. A. Filinoy: ...Arkady Ilyich leads the whole Deposit of episodes from the life of S. P. Korolev, Moscow and Baikonur, but in the stories he never emphasizes its role, sometimes leading, as if he was there and only. This ability to look from the side, being in the center of events, the wilful detachment allows to him, like the  custodian of the great MYSTERIES of TIME, keep it to once share the secret, tell you first hand... And more. Over the years, you realize that the most difficult thing in life, oddly enough, is the ability to be grateful to people, without the statute of limitations of the good done to you. This quality was given to S. P. Korolev. So the book "Sergey Pavlovich Korolev-The Genius of the XX century" was written not only by the best student of the Korolev School, the most talented test pilot of rocket technology of the XX century, but also by  a very honest person who remained forever grateful and devoted to the Chief Designer. In 1997, the American writer J.. Harford published the book «Korolev» , (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1997.) materials for which the author collected a few years. J.. Harford met with Ostashev and interviews were used in the book, but with some mistakes. Having received from the author instance and translating it into Russian, A.I. Ostashev wrote a letter of protest to the author. After the death of Ostashev in 2001 and 2005 there were published two editions of his book «the Test of rocket and  space technology business of my life. Events and facts». In 2010 published the book "Sergei Pavlovich Korolev is the Genius of the twentieth century" lifetime personal memoirs about academician S. P. Korolev (M. GOU VPO MSFU ), materials for which A. I. Ostashev collected from the moment of the enterprise, headed by S. P. Korolev, and until 1998. Gennady Artamonov, one of Ostashev's colleagues, wrote the following poem about him: <poem> Rocket fire tried to get away, But could not, and she froze... In granite black Memory we still have to go In the Park of silence, the  silence of the plates. October the Baikonur not forgotten. And now here without unnecessary big words "Come" and lay down Arkady Ostashev. He came to his brother, to relax, Maybe with him to pass the eternal path. Burning steppes, and melt concrete... October he will not forget the polygon. </poem> Further reading. About A. I. Ostasheve written in books: