Charles P. Vick
Charles P. Vick | |
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Born | Charles P. Vick 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Space historian, policy analyst |
Charles P. Vick is an American space historian and policy analyst, with a focus on Soviet, Russian, and Chinese space and ballistic missile systems.
Vick is a senior technical and policy analysis at GlobalSecurity.org.[1]
Career
He earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University in 1970.[1] From 1971 to 1975 he worked as a consultant on the Soviet space program for the Congressional Research Service[1], followed by employments at Bechtel[1], the U.S. Space & Rocket Center[1], and the Federation of American Scientists[1]. In 2003, he joined GlobalSecurity.org.[1]
One of Vick's specialities are drawing reconstructions of secret space projects. In the early 1980s he was the first to publicly present his attempted drawings of the then still secret Soviet N1 and Proton rockets.[2][3][4] He was also among the first to publish about Soviet Nuclear power satellites, and the potential usage of space-based radars to track submarines by their effect on surface waves.[5]
In 1993 Vick and Apollo historian W. David Woods started an effort to publish the diaries of Vasily Mishin, who was the General Chief designer for the Soviet crewed lunar program from the mid 1960s to 1974.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Charles Vick — Senior Technical Analyst". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Broad, William J. (25 December 1984). "Space Sleuth Keeps Eye on Soviet". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (January 1985). "The Soviet G-1-e manned lunar landing programme booster". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (September 1994). "NPO Energiya details on Block-D/DM comsat stage revealed". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Reeves, R.T.; Vick, Charles P. (October 1983). "Soviet Nuclear Powered Satellites". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (September 1994). "The Mishin mission, December 1962 - December 1993". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (23 January 2015). "The Mishin Diaries – A western perspective" (PDF). space2010.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-30.