Сергей Павлович Королев

Sergey Pavlovich Korolev

Gorelik Ekaterina PAP-70

Soviet scientist, aircraft engineer Sergey Pavlovich Korolev was born in the city of Zhytomyr. At the age of eight, the boy began to attend preparatory classes at the Kiev gymnasium, and in 1917 — to study at the gymnasium of Odessa.

In the early 20s, the young man studied at a professional construction school, and then, in 1924, he entered the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where he began to study aircraft engineering. In 1926, Korolev moved to Moscow, transferring to the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

In the following years, the scientist actively engaged in the study of the development of rocket aircraft. In 1933, the successful launch of the first such rocket took place.

In 1938, on Stalin's instructions, Korolev was arrested and sent first to Kolyma, and then, after a review of the case, to a Moscow prison. Even in prison, the scientist continued to do what he loved, which allowed him to get out of custody ahead of schedule in 1944.

In 1954, the scientist created a rocket that had a nuclear warhead, and in 1957, the first rocket with a satellite was launched. This made it possible two years later to send three spacecraft to the surface of the Moon, to carry out the first human flight into space (1961) and an exit into open space (1965).

A year after that, Korolev died. He died in January 1966 of heart failure.