Valery Aliev

Valery Geidarovich Aliev (Russian: Валерий Гейдарович Алиев, IPA:[vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ɡʲɪjdɐˈrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲijɪf]; born 9 February 1941, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet and Russian scientist, spacecraft engineer and innovator, member of the Tsiolkovsky Space Academy and the International Academy of Astronautics.

Valery Aliev was Executive Vice President at ELUS (Energia Logistics United States, 2010–2015), chief scientist and deputy general designer at Energia Corporation (2010–2017), advisor to the CEO of S7 Space LLC (2017–2019), advisor at RTSS (Reusable Transport Space Systems LLC, 2019–2023), and department head (2010–2017) at Energia. In 2010–2015, Aliev also served as Vice President and launch director at Energia Logistics US, a California-based affiliate of Russian Energia responsible for engineering services and management of the Zenit-3SL launch system for Sea Launch — a multinational company specialised in satellite structures. Notably, Aliev was in charge of developing and implementing solutions for the port base of Long Beach and the ocean-based Odyssey launch platform that moved to the equatorial Pacific Ocean for take-off. In total, Aliev supervised 36 successful missions from Sea Launch, starting from 2005. After his retirement in 2017, Aliev continued a productive career of executive advisor first for S7 Space (2017–2019), then for RTSS (Reusable Transport Space Systems LLC, 2019–2023) and served as chief designer of the Aspire launch vehicle (2024–2025) within the Aspire Reusable Space Transportation System (RSTS) project. The Earth's Ozone Layer. co-au. Pavel Vinogradov. Pero Print, Moscow, 2022; Cosmodromes of the World. Cosmos and Earth. Pero Print, Moscow, 2024.

Awards and honours Honorary Professional Order of the Russian Federation Badge of Honour for Exceptional Contribution to Space Programmes