Aleksandr Nadiradze
Soviet engineer
Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze was a Soviet engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental in militarization of the former Soviet space program. Wikipedia
Born: August 20, 1914, Gori, Georgia
Died: September 3, 1987 (age 73 years), Moscow, Russia
Notable student: Yury Solomonov
Award: Hero of Socialist Labour (twice)