Charles P. Vick
Charles P. Vick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles P. Vick 1946 United States |
| 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][2]
Career[edit]
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][3] and the Federation of American Scientists.[1][4] 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.[5][6][7] 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.[8]
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.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Charles Vick — Senior Technical Analyst". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Tuttle, Rich (October 16, 2003). "Manned Chinese space flight seen as first in series". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Broad, William J. (April 7, 1986). "Civilians Use Satellite Photos For Spying on Soviet Military". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Broad, William J. (October 29, 1996). "Russian Rockets Get Lift in U.S. From Cautious and Clever Design". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Broad, William J. (December 25, 1984). "Space Sleuth Keeps Eye on Soviet". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (January 1985). "The Soviet G-1-e manned lunar landing programme booster". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Bibcode:1985JBIS...38...11V. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (September 1994). "NPO Energiya details on Block-D/DM comsat stage revealed". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Bibcode:1994JBIS...47..377V. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Reeves, R.T.; Vick, Charles P. (October 1983). "Soviet Nuclear Powered Satellites". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Bibcode:1985JBIS...38...11V. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (September 1994). "The Mishin mission, December 1962 – December 1993". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Bibcode:1994JBIS...47..357V. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Vick, Charles P. (January 23, 2015). "The Mishin Diaries – A western perspective" (PDF). space2010.ru. Retrieved April 30, 2023.