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I am a writer,
artist and 3D animator specialized in history of space exploration. Native of
Moscow,
then Soviet Union, I attended School of Journalism at Moscow State University.
Upon moving to the United States in 1993, I earned bachelor's degree from
Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. Currently, I contribute space reporting to BBC, IEEE Spectrum
and Air & Space Smithsonian magazines and publish this
web site -- a unique collection of news, historical information,
photography and interactive graphics on space exploration. I am also working on a book on the future of the Russian space exploration.
Back in Moscow,
I worked as a contributing editor for Astronomy and Cosmonautics series
of Moscow Polytech Society and later as an aviation and space reporter
for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the first independent daily in Russia. I visited
all leading Russian space centers including Baikonur Cosmodrome and interviewed
many legendary personalities in the Russian space program, among them
Yuri Semenov and Alexei Leonov.
My articles,
artwork, animations and photography appeared in practically every major space publication
around the world, and many general news media outlets including:
- Aerospace America
- Air & Cosmos, France
- Air & Space
Smithsonian, US
- BBC, UK (See online samples: Lunar base)
- Bild am Sonntag, Germany
- Channel I Ostankino, Russian television
- Discover, US
- Financial Times, UK
- Flieger
Revue, Germany
- Focus BBC, UK
- GEO, Germany
- Gong, Germany
- IEEE
Spectrum, US
- Illustreret Videnskab, Denmark
- Journal
of the British Interplanetary Society, UK
- Nonproliferation Review, UK
- Popular Mechanics, Russian edition
- Science, US
- Science and Technology Trends, Quarterly Review, Japan
- Space
Illustrated, US
- Spaceflight, UK
- SpaceflightNow.com
- Space Travel Guidebook, Random House, Japan
- Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
- Technology Review, US
- Twenty-First
Century Bimonthly, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
- Wired.com, US
- X Prize Cup and Google Earth
I co-authored
"Partners in Space,"
an account of the Russian-American cooperation in space for the Eisenhower
Institute.
I regularly appear
as a guest on various TV and radio programs around the world, including Russia Today, the Voice of Russia, CNN
Next, CNN International's Foreign Correspondents, BBC, German Public Radio, Voice of America, France 25, and
on various other radio and TV shows.
SELECTED RADIO AND TV APPEARANCES:
The Voice of Russia:
Uphill battle for Phobos-Grunt
The last launch
Yuri Gagarin: First man in Space
I also provided commentary and was quoted by numerous publications, including:
The New York Times
The Washington Post, (2)
The Los Angeles Times
Nature magazine
Science magazine
Popular Mechanics (2)
Last but not least, I work to inform the general public, as well as policy makers and aerospace industry professionals on developments and trends in the Russian space program:
Secure World presents “Russia’s Space Plans”
SELECTED
WRITINGS AND NEWS REPORTING:
What would Mars probe failure mean for Russian space?
Russia, India plan return to the Moon
China considers big rocket power
Russian future ship to leave the drawing board
Difficult rebirth for Russian space science
Russia to resume ISS construction
Russia plots return to Venus
Crunch time for Russia Mars probe
Russia 'to save its ISS modules'
Russia mulls rocket power 'first'
Russia to unveil spaceship plans
Russia to approve new Moon rocket
Why did the USSR build a "copy" of the space shuttle?
Forgotten cradle of the space age
Future Russian-European spacecraft (3D artwork, consulting)
Russia's Post-Shuttle Space Plans
The
Back Story
Russia Reveals Vision for Manned Spaceflight
Russian Return to a Martian Moon
Russia to Delay Martian Moon Mission
Europe
to Join Russia in Building Next Space Shuttle
Highlights
of the 2005 Paris Air Show
Russians
Propose A New Space Shuttle
U.S.-Russian
Space Cooperation in Doubt
Saving
the station
(The prospects and challenges of the International Space Station)
Can
Russia Fill NASA’s shoes? (The station outlook after the
Columbia tragedy)
Rockets
R' Us (A review of Russia's rocket fleet)
Arianespace
Picks Up the Pieces (Interview with Clayton Mowry, President
of Arianespace)
Russia
gives International Space Station a lift
Taking
tourists for a ride (in space) (A look at the Russian suborbital tourist
cruiser)
US Rocket
with Russian engine gets to work (Inaugural Atlas-V launch)
Russia’s
Nuclear Submarine Wastes Still Far From Secure
Air
& Space Smithsonian magazine
Disaster in Xichang ("The best long-form story on the web!" See Feb. 12, 2013, entry: longreads.com)
Mission Possible (Preview of the Phobos-Grunt mission)
Lunar Clipper (With rich tourists traveling to Earth orbit, can a cruise around the moon be far behind?)
The
rest of the rocket scientists (Story of the German rocket team
in USSR)
Tsiolkovsky
(Biography of the Russian space pioneer)
Fallen
Star (How Mir came down)
Copies of published articles are available in PDF format
upon request
Industry Insiders Foresaw Delay of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt
SELECTED
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS:
(Most
important stories and exclusive materials are in bold)
The
International Space Station
Space
Tourists Lining Up; Russians Hope $20M Price Tag Will Help Pay For ISS
Station
might lose its permanent crews
Russia
offers module, extra Soyuz capsule to partners
Tito's
rocket rolls to Baikonur launch pad
Tito
follows tradition as he readies for blastoff
Russia
readies Tito's ride
Byzantine
Launch Dispute Threatens Zvezda Liftoff
Proton's
New Engines Reach for Space
Proton
Launch to Test Modified Engines
Space
Armada Awaits Proton
Future
ISS Crews End Training On Russian Zvezda Module
NASA
and Russia Wrestle Over ISS
Russian
Module to Follow Atlantis
Station
Crews To Visit Future Space Home
Russia
Responds to Goldin Attacks: 'Zvezda' Will Fly by June
ISS
Spacecraft Suffers From Computer Glitch, Additional Problems
Zvezda:
The Long Road to the Launch Pad
Space
Station Mir
Mir
reentry target date set
The
era of Russia's space station Mir coming to an end
Titanic's
Cameron Considers Taking Trip to Mir
Russian
Parliament Requests Millions for Mir Space Station
Mir
Airtight, Declared Safe
Progress
Successfully Docks With Mir
Cosmonauts
Find Signs of Fire On Mir's Surface
Russians
Walk in Space
Progress
Successfully Docks with Mir
Mir
Crew Celebrates Cosmonautics Day
Mir
Crew Flies Manually, Moves In to Station
Soyuz
On Its Way to Mir
Cosmonauts'
Flight Plan: Find the Leak on Mir
Russia
Prepares for Two Space Stations
Mission
to Mir: To Live or Let Die
New
Mir Crew Gets Go-ahead; Zvezda to Be Launched In July
Mir
Gets Private Money and Green Light from the Government
Russians
Boost Mir's Altitude, Budget
Chinese
space program
Chinese
Bought Russian Technology to Aid Space Program
Guess
Who's Coming to Mir?
Russia,
China Resume Space Talks
Russians
May Help China Put Person Into Space
Experimental
Satellites Lift Off From Russia
Military
space
Russian
Spy Sats Nearly Extinct, Offer Little Help in Afghanistan
Russia
Boosts Secret Satellite
Classified
Russian Spy Satellite Launch Delayed
Russian
Company Strives to Commercialize Spy Satellite Technology
Radar
Satellites Began With the Space Age
Science
and technology in space
Compton
Gamma Ray Observatory, GRO
Sunset
for One of the Great Space Observatories
To
Be or Not to Be for Compton Gamma Ray Lab
Cluster
Cluster
Probes Mated to Soyuz Rocket
Europe's
Sun Monitoring Mission Reborn
Foton
Russian
Research Satellite to Conduct Microgravity Experiments
IRDT
Inflatable
Craft to Launch from Submarine
Search
Resumes for Russian Spacecraft
Revolutionary
Russian Reentry Device Takes a Lickin' But Keeps On Tickin'
Lost
Russian Spacecraft Recovered
Reusable
Rocket Could Take River Run in Russia
Search Team Recovers Piece from Reusable Russian Rocket
Russo-French
Fregat Flight Is a Success
Pioneering
Rocket Ready for Tuesday Launch
Russia
Prods Europe To Further Test Reentry Technology
Tryout
for New Touchdown Technology
Application
space
Gorizont
Reaches Orbit
Next
Proton Launch Could Boost Russian Satellite Biz
Proton
Ready for Launch as Baikonur Turns 45
Proton
Puts Express Into Orbit
Proton
to Launch New Satellite
Proton's
New Passenger Prepares for a Ride
A
New Era for Satellite Communications in Russia
Intersputnik
Satellite Arrives in Kazakhstan
Proton
Glitch Delays Sesat Launch
Asian
Satellite Finally Reaches Orbit
Garuda
Satellite Set to Launch On February 19
Starsem
To Launch 32 Communication Birds
Trouble
Alert: Satellite Fleet to Monitor Disasters
Russia
Launches Proton Rocket with Military Navigation Satellites Aboard
Launch
vehicles
Proton
Russian
Proton M rocket successfully debuts
Russia
Moves Forward with Proton's Successor
Russians
Proceed with Busy Launch Schedule
Proton
Fragments Recovered; Contamination Tests Not Yet Complete
Kazakhs
Lift Ban on Russian Proton Rocket Launches
Two Russian Teams Leave for Kazakhstan After Proton Crash
Russia's
Proton Rockets to Return To Duty in March
Baikonur Launches Will Resume This Month, Proton Grounded until 2000
Kazakhstan
to Lift Baikonur Launch Ban
After
Russian Rocket Explosion, Kazakhstan Makes New Demands
Russia Considers its Launch Options
Russia
to Pay Close to $300,000 for Rocket Explosion over Kazakhstan
Russians:
Baikonur Alternative Years Away
Engine
Filter Could Have Saved Proton
Proton
Investigation Blames Second Stage Engine
Proton
Launch Manifest
Kazakhs May Lift Russian Rocket Ban Next Week
Proton
Set for Return to Flight
Proton
Launch Marks a Milestone
Preparing
Proton
Russia
May Juggle Proton Launches
Rockot
Rocket
Program With Big Business Ties In Limbo After Plesetsk Accident
Russian
'Rockot' Ready for Demo Launch
Russian
'Rockot' Booster In Business
Russia's
'Rockot' Rescheduled For May Launch
Soyuz
Russo-French
Fregat Flight Is a Success
Dnepr
Cold
War Warrior to Launch Multinational Satellite Cluster
History
of space flight
Anniversary
of Soviet Mission Marks Historic Release of Proton Footage
Venera-7:
Survivor of Venusian Crash
The
First Spacewalk: The 35th Anniversary
Today
in Space History: Soviets Launch First Three-Man Crew
The
True Story of Laika the Dog
Vasili
Mishin, Who Led Soviet-Era Moon Race, Dead at 84
Gleb
Lozino-Lozinskiy, Designer of Soviet-Era Shuttle Buran, Dead at 91
Legendary
Observer of the Cold War Space Race Dies
SELECTED
INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS:
Space
Station Mir, N1 Moon rocket, Soyuz
spacecraft, Venera-75 spacecraft
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FROM
MY PERSONAL ALBUM
In
the morning fog at Gagarin's
pad of Baikonur Cosmodrome,
witnessing the launch of the first expedition to the International
Space Station, October 2000.
Inside
the Assembly and Testing Building, MIK, at Site
31, Baikonur Cosmodrome, reporting
on preparations for the launch of the European Cluster spacecraft, July
2000.
On
the assembly floor at Site 2 of Baikonur Cosmodrome, reporting
on the launch of the first space tourist,
April 2001
With
Yuri Grigoriev, Deputy Designer General of RKK Energia inside the company's
Control and Testing Station, KIS in Korolev, Russia.
At
the Launch Complex 39A of Kennedy Space Center, Florida, with the Space
Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad.
Near
the Buran orbiter in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
In
the clean room of RKK Energia processing building at Site 254, Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
Working
in the field. See what can be achieved with
a simple camera. Moscow Aviation Institute
Searching
for a mysterious Soviet lunar lander. Moscow Aviation
Institute.
At the helm of the Almaz (OPS-4)
military space station, NPO Mash, Reutov.
Self-portrait
inside of a gigantic thermal testing chamber of the NIIKhIMMash research facility
near Sergiev Posad, in the company of Vladimir Galyaev, a leading specialist.
The fuselage of the Buran orbiter, Mir
space station and other spacecraft went
through rigorous trials here. Reflective mirrors are used to imitate solar
radiation.
Near
the monument to the legendary Soviet rocket designer Mikhail Yangel on
the grounds of KB Yuzhnoe development center. Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
First journalist on the closed Gorodomlya Island
in the Seliger Lake, which was a home of the German
rocket team in the USSR in 1946-1953.
Discussing
the Soyuz spacecraft on
CNN's NEXT.
Discussing
NASA return to the Moon on CNN's Foreign Correspondents.
"Piloting" a full-scale simulator of the Kliper winged reusable orbiter at RKK Energia Control and Test Station, KIS, in Podlipki.
Navigating the Kourou river through the rain forest of French Guiana near the European space launch site in the equatorial South America.
Next to the very descent module of the Vostok spacecraft which carried Yuri Gagarin into space and back to Earth during the historic first human mission into space on April 12, 1961. |
