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Sedov, Leonid Ivanovich

Person · Russia

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Russian scientist. Chaired the Commission for Promotion of Interplanetary Flights. Public spokesman for the Soviet space program.

Country
Russia
Bibliography
474, 6000

Chronology

3 events

1907 November 14

  • Birth of Leonid Ivanovich Sedov - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Sedov. Russian scientist. Chaired the Commission for Promotion of Interplanetary Flights. Public spokesman for the Soviet space program..

1965 March 24

  • Voskhod 2 press conference preparations - . Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Belyayev, Keldysh, Leonov, Sedov. Program: Voskhod. Flight: Voskhod 2. Spacecraft Bus: Vostok. Spacecraft: Voskhod.

    Belyayev and Leonov are trained for their press conference. Keldysh and Sedov and others take the crew through the acceptable answers to likely questions. Kamanin wants the crew to provide truthful answers to questions on the problems the crew faced, but Keldysh absolutely prohibits this.

1999 September 5

  • Death of Leonid Ivanovich Sedov. - . Related Persons: Sedov. Russian scientist. Chaired the Commission for Promotion of Interplanetary Flights. Public spokesman for the Soviet space program..