Another mystery death in Russia as space chief becomes fourth senior official to die in a matter of DAYS

ONE of Vladimir Putin’s top engineers has died suddenly aged 74, the latest death among Russia’s military and scientific elite this year. Vladimir Nesterov, who designed the Russian Angara rocket, was accused of massive embezzlement just before his death aged 74. 3 Vladimir Nesterov, top Russian rocket scientist, has died aged 74 Credit: East2West 3 Nesterov designed Russia’s Angara rocket pad system Credit: East2West 3 He was facing a criminal probe by Putin’s officials for fraud & embezzlement Credit: East2West The man who made Putin’s dreams of space exploration possible with the creation of the “world’s best” rocket pads was… Read Full Article