Yevgeni Mikrin, Energia Designer General, Passed Away

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities announced this morning that Yevgeni Mikrin, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Designer General, passed away at the age of 65.

Mirkin was First Deputy Director General, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Soviet and Russian scientist in mechanics and control processes.

The Russian space agency said in its statement that "his passing is an irreparable loss for Russia’s rocket and space industry, as well as the country’s science."

Yevgeni Mikrin was an outstanding scientist, designer and organiser who immensely contributed into developing the crewed and cargo spacecraft control system development, multi-module space complexes, automatic spacecraft of various purposes. Since 1981 he has worked for Energia.

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin commented on this:

I was truly hurt by the news of Yevgeni AnatolievichMikrin’s passing. We lost Designer General, a comrade, a friend. The best doctors fought for his life for several weeks, all the possible means and methods were used, but unfortunately the illness gained the upper hand. In this black moment I express my sincere condolences to Yevgeni Mikrin’s family. This comes as a grievous loss for us all – his friends, comrades and colleagues working with him shoulder to shoulder. He will remain in our memory forever.’

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