Vladimir Artemyev

Vladimir Artemyev
Born
Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev

(1885-07-06)6 July 1885
Died11 September 1962(1962-09-11) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Rocket and missile engineering
Notable workGas Dynamics Laboratory, Katyusha

Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Артемьев) (6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1885 in Saint Petersburg - 11 September 1962 in Moscow) was a Soviet Russian rocket scientist at the Gas Dynamics Laboratory, and was one of the inventors of the Katyusha. The first rocket propelled by smokeless trotyl-pyroxylin powder was launched under his direction in 1928. Artem'ev crater is named in his honour.