Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey (1914-1984) - one of the founders of Soviet rocket science and astronautics, an outstanding Soviet scientist in the field of mechanics and control processes. The general designer of complexes with cruise and ballistic missiles, space systems, stations and vehicles, was perhaps the most classified Soviet scientist, which imposed a harsh taboo on his public life and activities. The grandeur and versatility of the tasks he solved, as well as his unique giftedness, often introduced complexity and even drama into his bright creative destiny, which, despite all the blows and temptations, was crowned with remarkable achievements. The book was written using materials and documents of the NPO Mechanical Engineering, GKNPC named after M.V. Khrunichev, Russian State Archive of Economics, archives of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MSTU named after N.E. Bauman and supplemented with photographs, some of them are published for the first time.