Hero of Socialist Labor
In 1950 he started work as a submarine designer, first in Construction Design Bureau-143 (currently Malakhit Design Bureau). Since 1953 he has worked in Construction Design Bureau-18 (currently Rubin Design Bureau). In 1956 he became the vice Chief Engineer of Rubin; in 1968 he became the Chief Engineer; and since 1974 he has been the head of that bureau with the position title of Chief Designer (Russian: Главный Конструктор, after 1983 General Designer Russian: Генеральный Конструктор).
As General Designer, he was the main designer of all of Rubin's projects since 1974, which according to Rubin's website include:
- strategic ballistic missile submarines:
- Delta-III class submarine (or 667BDR Kal'mar since 1974)
- Typhoon class submarine (or Project 941 Akula built since 1980s).
- Delta IV class submarines (or Delfin since 1981)
- Cruise missile submarines:
- Oscar I (or Project 949 Granit) class of submarines
- Oscar II (or Project 949A Antey) class of submarines
- and other submarines as surface ships.
Altogether, Spassky's projects have included 187 submarines (91 diesel-electric and 96 nuclear) that have been the core of the Soviet and Russian Navy.
Spasskiy has also published scientific works on the theory of submarine design and construction. He has been a full member of the Soviet Academy of Science since 1987 (a corresponding member since 1983). He is the Chairman of the Commission on Hydrodynamics of the Russian Academy of Science. He has been awarded the Lenin Prize (1965), USSR State Prize (1983), became a Hero of Socialist Labor (1978), received two Orders of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution and two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour.
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