Former Director of the plant “Krasmash” Victor Gupalov died early on the morning of 11 may in Krasnoyarsk, the press service of the Corporation Roscosmos.
Victor Gupalov recently turned 84. Krasnoyarsk machine-building plant, he led from 1975 to 2005. When the plant mastered the production of ballistic missiles with multiple warheads for submarines. First series SLBMs RSM-50, and then SLBM RSM-54. All were put into production at a faster pace.
July 14, 1982, he was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist labour, and on 10 February 1986 – honorary title “Honored mechanical engineer of the USSR”. In 2003, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin awarded the Victor Gupalov the order “For merits before Fatherland” III degree.
