Historical FigureMale
Sergej Pavlovič Koroľov
died 1966
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySergei Pavlovich Korolev was a Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer who led the development of the Soviet space program during the early years of the Space Race.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 30, 1906
Zhytomyr
Date of death
January 14, 1966
Moscow
Citizenship
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic · Russian Empire · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
military flight engineerdesign engineeruniversity teachermilitary personnelscientistengineer
Awards & honours
Order of LeninOrder of the Badge of HonourLenin PrizeMedal "For Labour Valour"Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945""Hammer and Sickle" gold medal
Notable works
R-7
- Field and occupation
- Ukrajinsko-Sovietsky raketový inžinier
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