The director of the company-developer of the rocket engine Sergey Kovalev died

8/7/2023, 4:24:43 PM

Highlights: The director of the Design Bureau of Chemical Automation, Sergey Kovalev, has died. The company produces and develops Russia's first methane engine for rockets. He was awarded the badge of the Federal Space Agency "For the provision of space launches", the medal of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "For Labor Valor", and the gratitude of the President of Russia. Also, the head of the state corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said that Africa is showing great interest in the Gryphon global Earth monitoring system.

The director of the Design Bureau of Chemical Automation, which produces and develops Russia's first methane engine for rockets, Candidate of Technical Sciences Sergey Kovalev, has died.

This is reported by the website of Roscosmos.

The official report notes that under the leadership of Kovalev, the company began fire testing of the RD-0124MS oxygen-kerosene engine for the second stage of the Soyuz-5 rocket, as well as the assembly of the first copy of the oxygen-methane engine for missiles.

"Large investment projects for the modernization of production have been successfully launched," the report says.

It is specified that for his services in the development of the rocket and space industry, the scientist was awarded the badge of the Federal Space Agency "For the provision of space launches", the medal of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "For Labor Valor", and the gratitude of the President of Russia.

Earlier, Roscosmos announced the successful testing of the RD-191 rocket engine for Angara missiles by the Energomash Research and Production Association.

Also, the head of the state corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said that Africa is showing great interest in the Gryphon global Earth monitoring system. In turn, Russia expressed its readiness to cooperate in this industry.