Biographies | Boris N. Petrov

Boris N. Petrov (1913-1980)

Boris Petrov was a leading Soviet scientist whose later years were devoted to space exploration. A senior academician in the Soviet Academy of Science, Petrov was chair of the Inter-Cosmos Council, which promoted cooperation in space among eastern European nations during the height of the Cold War, 1966-1980.

For additional information see "Boris Petrov, 67, Soviet Expert on Automation, Space Research," Washington Post, August 27, 1980; Kenneth W. Gatland, "Boris Petrov," Spaceflight 23 (January 1981): 29.

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