Anatoly Arkadevich Blagonravov (Russian: Анатолий Аркадьевич Благонравов; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1894 – 4 February 1975) was a Soviet engineer in the Soviet space program and later a diplomat. He represented the Soviet Union on the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). He worked closely with Hugh Dryden, his American counterpart, to promote
international cooperation on space projects at the height of the Cold War. Blagonravov adopted a dog named Tsygan, one of the first dogs to make a successful sub-orbital flight in 1951. Blagonravov died at the age of 80 in Moscow.
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