Alexander Ivanovich Dunaev

Background

Alexander Ivanovich Dunaev was born on September 7, 1934.

Education

Since 1942, Alexander Dunaev studied at the Elan-Kolenov Secondary School № 1. He graduated from school with a silver medal. In 1952, Alexander enrolled in the physical faculty of the Moscow State University named after Lomonosov, graduated with honors in 1958. In 1956, he was on pre-diploma practice at the research institute. Since October 1957, Alexander while continuing to study, working in this institute as a senior technician. Here, he wrote and defended the "excellent" thesis work on the topic "Establishing the Phase of a Signal in Narrowband Systems".

While received the qualification of 1st category engineer, since February 1958 Alexander had participated in the creation of the first ground station for receiving information from deep space on Mount Koshka near the town of Semeiz in the Crimea. Had being working at this point in 1958-60, he participated in the reception of signals from the first interplanetary stations "Luna-1", flying past the satellite, and "Luna-2", reaching the moon surface.

Career

In 1959, Alexander Dunaev contributed to the organization of a similar reception point in Kamchatka near the village of Elizovo, where the signal was received from the station "Luna-3", photographed the moon on the reverse side.

In 1960, becoming a junior research fellow, Alexander Ivanovich took part in the creation of a new generation reception point in the Crimea near Simferopol and provided information from the interplanetary stations "Venus-1" and "Mars-1" using the parametric amplifier developed by him in co-authorship.

In 1966, Alexander Ivanovich was appointed as a head of the laboratory, in the first half of 1968 he became the head of the department of computer technology and microelectronics, which included 9 laboratories and a construction department.

From 1974 to 1980, Alexander Ivanovich Dunaev worked at the same institute as the head of the department as part of 3 departments and production, providing the production of non-standard equipment, tool rigging and engaged in advanced instrumentation technologies for on-board equipment of space objects and ground automated systems management of these objects. After working almost 23 years in one institute, in 1980, Alexander Ivanovich, at the urgent request of the ministry, is transferred to the Ministry of General Mechanical Engineering of the USSR and from 1980 to 1982 he works here as the first deputy chief of the Main Directorate, the chief engineer. In 1982-1985, as head of the Main Directorate, he was responsible for planning and developing space systems and missile systems of various purposes for all the institutes and the design bureau of the ministry.

From March 1985 until the end of 1991, Alexander Ivanovich Dunaev worked as deputy minister of general engineering of the USSR and at the same time was the head of the USSR Main "Glaskosmos". Since 1986, in accordance with the government's decision, the Glavkosmos began to conduct commercial international flights.

In 1987, Dunaev was the only representative of the space industry of the USSR at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, dedicated to the development of cosmonautics in the USSR.

From December 1985 to February 1986, Alexander Ivanovich actively participated in the preparation and launch of the main module of the Mir station at the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Achievements

• Since the appointment of Alexander Ivanovich in 1991, as the chairman of the state-owned self-supporting organization Glavkosmos, the organization concluded more than 120 international contracts worth more than $ 253 million.

Personality

In his spare time Alexander Dunayev, having a home library of Russian and foreign literature, likes to re-read both classical works and historical novels dedicated to the history of our Motherland. Lives and works in Moscow.

Connections

Mother:

Dunaeva Varvara Efimovna

Spouse:

Dunaeva Svetlana Alekseevna

Dunaeva Svetlana Alekseevna worked as a leading engineer, currently retired.

Daughter:

Elena Alexandrovna Popova

Elena Alexandrovna leading expert in Russian Bank.

Son:

Dunaev Alexey Alexandrovich

Alexey Alexandrovich graduated from the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University named after Lomonosov. Working as a top manager in a real estate holding company.

Grandson:

Alexander Fedorovich Popov

Alexander Fedorovich works in a consulting firm.

Grandson:

Dunaev Nikolay