Vladislav Vladimirovich Shevchenko (, born 18 June 1940) is a Russian

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who specializes in lunar exploration. He is the Head of Department of Lunar and Planetary Research,

Sternberg State Astronomical Institute Sternberg may refer to: Places ;Austria *Burgruine Sternberg, a castle ruin in Carinthia ;Czech Republic *Šternberk (), a town with an eponymous castle and seat of the mediæval County of Sternberg *Český Šternberk (), a market town ** Český ...

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

. Positions in Professional Organizations: *1978–present time - Chairman of the Lunar Task Group of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, member of the Working Group. *1991-1995 - member of the Task Committee on Lunar Base Structures of

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. *1978-1997 - Chairman of the Lunar and Mercury Working Group of Astronomical Council,

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

. *1989-1993 - member of International Design for Extreme Environment Association (IDEEA). *1993-1997 - Editorial Board member of ''Solar System research'' (Periodical of Russian Academy of Sciences) . *1990-1997 - Editorial Board member of ''The Earth and the Universe'' (Periodical of Russian Academy of Sciences). *Member of

International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and developmen ...

(Commission 16). *Member of

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(International). *Member of

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG; , UGGI) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the scientific study of Earth and its space environment using geophysical and geodetic techniques. The IUGG is a me ...

. *Member of

COSPAR The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) was established on October 3, 1958 by the International Council for Science, International Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU) and its first chair was Hildegard Korf Kallmann-Bijl. Among COSPAR's objec ...

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