Vladimir Artemyev
Vladimir Andreyevich Artemyev was a Soviet Russian rocket scientist at the Gas Dynamics Laboratory. He was one of the inventors of the Katyusha. The first rocket propelled by smokeless trotyl-pyroxylin powder was launched under his direction in 1928.Honours and awards
He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, the Order of the Red Star and the Cross of St. George, 4th class. He was twice a Stalin Prize laureate. The crater Artem'ev on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
