Engineering & invention
Oleg Ivanovsky
Sputnik engineer and production coordinator
Who they are
Oleg Ivanovsky helped bring Sputnik 1 from design to launch as deputy to principal designer Mikhail Khomyakov. In the interview-based NASA history, he describes coordinating production, testing and launch preparation. His contribution makes visible the manufacturing and operational work required to turn a satellite design into an orbiting spacecraft.
He is included for the practical coordination behind Sputnik 1.
Selected contributions
- Coordinated production, testing, launch preparations and launch operations for Sputnik 1.Source ↗
In the timeline
- Oct 4, 1957Sputnik 1 reaches Earth orbit
Biography sources
- Korolev’s Triple Play: Sputniks 1, 2, and 3 ↗NASA History