Biography:Mikhail B. Dobriyan

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Mikhail Borisovich Dobriyan
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Born
Died16 October 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 66)
Scientific career
InstitutionsRussian Space Research Institute

Mikhail Borisovich Dobriyan,[1] (Russian: Добриян, Михаил Борисович, (26 June 1947 – 16 November 2013) was a Soviet and Russia n aerospace engineer and a former director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Tarusa.[2] He was one of the leading figures in the programs of the International Astrophysical Observatory GRANAT and Vega program.[3] Mikhail Dobriyan was a head of Tarussky District[4] and an honorary citizen of the city of Tarusa.[5] There is a street named to honor of Michail B. Dobriyan and a Memorial dedicated to his memory.,[6][7],.[8]

Other honours and awards

  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Order of Lenin
  • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class
  • Medal of Sergey Korolev
  • Medal for Battle Merit

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