Hero of Socialist Labor Alexei Schumilin died in Moscow at the age of 85. This is stated in the message on the Roskosmos website.
“in Moscow at the 86th year of life, the Soviet and Russian commander, Lieutenant-General, retired, Hero of Socialist Labor, Alexey Alexandrovich Shumilin,”, “said state corporation in the report. The condolences to Shumilina expressed the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and employees of the organization.
In the report of Roscosmos, it is said that Alexey Shumilin took part in more than 500 launches of the first satellites, satellite ships, research spacecraft, manned spacecraft. Shumilin is one of the creators of automatic cargo ships “Progress”, participated in the implementation of EPAS space programs, Intercosmos.
Alexey Schumilin was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the “Labor Red Banner”, he is also a hero of socialist labor and a laureate of the State Prize.
In April 2019, Roskosmos sent the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-11” by the ultra-like scheme. According to the calculations of specialists, the ship flew to the ISS 3 hours 24 minutes after the start.