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  1. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev [a] ( Russian: Сергей Павлович Королёв, romanized : Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf] ⓘ; Ukrainian: Сергій Павлович Корольов, romanized : Serhii Pavlovych Koroliov, IPA: [serˈɦij ˈpɑvlovɪtʃ koroˈlʲɔv]; 12 January 1907 [ O.S. 30 December 1906] – 14 January 1966) was the lead Soviet rocket e...

  2. Mar 9, 2007 · Sergei Korolev is the man responsible for the first human spaceflight. Although the world knew of his achievements - Sputnik, Vostok, Soyuz - the man himself remained a total mystery until his death, as his identity was a well-kept state secret.

  3. Jun 12, 2024 · Sergei Korolev, Soviet designer of guided missiles, rockets, and spacecraft. He was the guiding genius behind the Soviet spaceflight program, though his role in his country’s space program was not revealed until after his death. Learn more about Korolev’s life and career.

  4. Oct 15, 2016 · Sergei Korolev is credited as being the founder of the Soviet Union's space program. He designed the rocket that put Sputnik in orbit.

  5. Following the initial reconnaissance of the Moon by Lunas 1, 2, and 3, Korolev established three largely independent efforts aimed at achieving a Soviet lunar landing before the Americans. The first objective, met by Vostok and Voskhod, was to prove that human space flight was possible.

  6. A biography of Sergei Korolev, the Russian rocket scientist who masterminded some of the Soviet Union's most successful missions during the Space Race.

  7. May 2, 2017 · 1. Pilot and constructor. Korolev can easily be called a wunderkind because he realized his first successful developments while still in school. At the age of 17 he presented his engineless...

  8. Jul 6, 2021 · Sergei Korolev was a lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s. He is regarded by many as the father of practical astronautics.

  9. In the 1970s and 1980s Sergei Korolev was a legendary figure in the Russian space program. Soviet officials portrayed him as being the person who single-handedly invented the first long-range ballistic missiles, rocket launchers for spacecraft, and the artificial satellite .

  10. Jan 12, 2022 · On January 12, 1907, lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race Sergei Korolev was born. Korolev is regarded by many as the “father of practical astronautics “. He was involved in the development of the R-7 Rocket, Sputnik 1 , [ 1] launching Laika, Belka and Strelka and the first human being, Yuri Gagarin ...

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