Vitaly Sevastyanov belongs to the record of technology as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Vitaly Sevastyanov as Soviet cosmonaut (1935-2010).
Vitaly Sevastyanov was born at Krasnouralsk in 1935. His recorded nationality is the Soviet Union. He was educated at Moscow Aviation Institute.
The twentieth century made work collective, expensive and political, with consequences that reached well beyond the people doing it.
The record gives his occupations as astronaut, politician and inventor.
His affiliations include S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
His work was formally recognised with the USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin and Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR.
That the work was done from the Soviet Union matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Vitaly Sevastyanov died in 2010 at the age of 75. The work outlived the arguments around it.
Achievements
- Affiliated with S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
- Educated at Moscow Aviation Institute
- Worked as astronaut, politician and inventor
