Sergei Korolev was outstanding design engineer, wanted to conquer space. He made an enormous contribution to the organization of rocket and space technology and missile weapons in the Soviet Union. He was the first in the world launched to Earth orbit satellites, scientific stations, spaceships. Reports of this shocked the world. He wanted to explore the Universe using automatic machines and started to prepare the flight to Mars, but did not have time to implement his plan.

Countdown practical development of near-Earth space began with the launch of a rocket designed by Korolev October 4, 1957. People listen to the signals coming from space, we peered into the black sky. Soviet science and technology gained public and international recognition ...

Monument SP Korolev Rocket and "East". City Korolev
Monument SP Korolev Rocket and "East". City Korolev

Korolev was born in the Ukrainian town of Zhytomyr, studied in Kiev, then I lived in Odessa and spent much time at the local squadron pilots. An inquisitive lad showed what it consists of an airplane as it flies were allowed to sit at the helm of the aircraft and said to be a pilot, you have to study hard.

Sergei always remembered their mandate and after graduation entered the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. hqi ts 150 assembly, but the training program did not work for him, and he was transferred to Moscow Higher Technical School, after which he was sent to work at the Central Aerodynamic Institute.