Anatoly Perminov | |
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Анатолий Перминов | |
.jpeg) Perminov in 2010 | |
| Born | (1945-06-16)16 June 1945 (age 80) Duvalovo,Kirov Oblast,Soviet Union(present-day Russia) |
| Alma mater | Dzerzhinsky Military Academy of Rocket Forces |
| Known for | Russian Space Program Rocket Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Russian Federal Space Agency Moscow Aviation Institute |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch |  Strategic Missile Forces |
| Years of service | 1967–2004 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
Anatoly Nikolayevich Perminov (Russian:Анато́лий Никола́евич Пе́рминов; born 16 June 1945) is aRussianrocket scientist andmechanical engineer. He served as theGeneral Director ofRussian Federal Space Agency in 2004–2011.[1] He has the federal state civilian service rank of1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[2]
Anatoly Perminov graduated in 1967 from a military college with a degree in mechanical engineering, specializing in rocket engines. In 1976, he earned an advanced degree in Moscow from the Military Academy. In 1991 he again earned an advanced degree in Moscow from the Military Academy, after which he was appointed to the head of the Russian Department of Defense research test site. Here he organized the launch of hundreds of satellites and ICBMs. In August 1993 he became the head of operations for missile weapons in the Strategic Missile Forces. He was then the director ofRoscosmos from March 2004 to 2011.[1]
Perminov has a PhD in engineering, and has authored more than 70 scientific papers and articles on space exploration. He is a professor of theMoscow Aviation Institute, where he chairs the institute's Operations of Launch Vehicles and Spacecraft department.[3]
On 29 April 2011, Perminov was replaced withVladimir Popovkin as the director of Roscosmos. The 65-year-old Perminov was over the legal limit for state officials, and had received some criticism after a failedGLONASS launch.[4]
Perminov is married. His wife is a teacher and they have a son.[3]
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| Preceded by | Director General of theRussian Federal Space Agency 2004–2011 | Succeeded by |
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| New title | Commander of theRussian Space Forces 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of theStrategic Rocket Forces 1997–2001 | Succeeded by |
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