March 13, 2014, scientific readings of the series "Famous designers Ukraine" were held at the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" .
They were devoted to the 100th anniversary (05.03.1914 - 29.04.2009) - Chief Designer of control systems of missiles and spacecraft, twice Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chief Designer and head of research and production association "Hartron." Four generations of high-performance systems to control military missiles, launch vehicles, spacecraft and space-rocket complex "Energiya-Buran" were created under the leadership of Sergeev and with his direct participation in the 1950-1980's..
Veterans of Baikonur, Plesetsk and Kapustin Yar, teachers and students of NTUU "KPI" and the National Aviation University of Ukraine, as well as students - members of the Kiev branch of the Junior Academy of Sciences attended the readings.
Vice-Rector of NTUU "KPI, NAS of Ukraine academician Michael Ilchenko opened the readings.
Stanislav Us - chief designer of rocket complex heavy class "Yuzhnoye" Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of Lenin and State Prize of the USSR (see photo); Valery Shmarov - Director of the Institute of Aerospace NAU, Professor; Boris Yemelianovich Vasilenko - Chairman of the Public Council of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, laureate of the State Prize of the USSR shared memories of V.Sergeev with audience. The latter, together with the representative of Design Bureau " Yuzhnoye " in Kiev, Ph.D. Nikolai Alexandrovich Mitrahov presented the book "Sergeyev - Chief designer of control systems. "