James Philip Bagian
First armenian astronaut James Philip Bagian, is an American physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut of Armenian descent. During his career as an astronaut, he logged 337 hours of space-flight, over two missions, STS-29 (in 1989) and STS-40 (in 1991). After leaving NASA in 1995, Bagian was elected as a member of the Institute of […]
Benjamin Makarian
Discoverer of a group of galaxies names Markarian’s Chain Benjamin « Benik » Egishevitch Markarian (Armenian: Բենիամին Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) born November 29, 1913, died September 29, 1985 in Yerevan, was an Armenian astrophysicist. Markarian’s Chain is a group of galaxies which was named after him when he discovered that its members move with a common motion. He […]
Alenush Terian
Mother of modern iranian astronomy Ālenush Teriān (Armenian: Ալենուշ Տէրեան; Persian: آلنوش طریان; also: آلنوش تریان; November 9, 1921 – March 4, 2011) was an Iranian-Armenian astronomer and physicist and is called ‘Mother of Modern Iranian Astronomy’. Biography She was born on November 9, 1921, to an Armenian family in Tehran, Iran. Her father, Arto, […]
Tina Asatiani
Inventor of the new method of determining the primary energy of broad atmospheric showers Tina Asatiani was an Armenian physicist of Georgian origin. Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (1996), doctor of physical and mathematical sciences (1971), professor (1974). Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Armenian SSR (1980). Winner […]
Norair Sisakian
One of the founders of space biology Norair Martirosovich Sisakian (Sissakian) was a Soviet biologist of Armenian origin who worked as an engineer in the Soviet space program, working mainly on biomechanics effects. Sisakian is also one of the founders of space biology, an outstanding organizer of science, a member of the Pugwash movement. He was a Member of the Presidium of […]
