Barys Kit

Barys Uladzimiravich Kit (, ; April 6, 1910 – February 1, 2018) was a Belarusian American rocket scientist. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.
In the mid-1950s Kit began his scientific activities in the field of astronautics. He worked for 25 years in the American space research program. As a mathematician and systems analyst, he took part in projects aimed at the development of intercontinental missile systems.
Kit died on February 1, 2018 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany of pneumonia at the age of 107.