Yuri Koptev
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Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev | |
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Юрий Николаевич Коптев | |
 Yuri Koptev (right) in 2002 | |
| Born | March 13, 1940 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Director General of the Russian Federal Space Agency |
Yuri Nikolayevich Koptev (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Коптев, March 13, 1940, Stavropol) is a former General Director of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), serving in that role from 1992 to 2004. He was replaced in 2004 by Anatoly Perminov, a former commander of the Russian Space Forces.
Beginning in 1965, he worked as an engineer at NPO Lavochkin.
Koptev is a Winner of the Golden Space Medal FAI (2000), a State Councillor of the Russian Federation, 1st class and he has been awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd and 3rd classes.
External links
- Conversations: Daniel S. Goldin and Yuri N. Koptev; Two Professional Cold Warriors Share a Vision of Life in Space By William J. Broad, The New York Times. Published: January 16, 1994
- NASA History Division - Biographies of Aerospace Officials and Policymakers, K-N
- Date set for Mir destruction, BBC News, 16 November 2000
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