A largely self-taught Russian schoolteacher and theorist regarded as one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics. He derived the rocket equation relating a rocket's velocity to its exhaust speed and mass ratio, and wrote about multistage rockets and space stations decades before either was built.
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Defining ContributionDerived the rocket equation and theorized multistage rockets and space stations 1 Notable WorkThe Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices (1903), the paper deriving the rocket equation 2 Connections
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Tsiolkovsky derived the rocket equation governing orbital and escape velocity, the founding result of orbital mechanics as applied to spaceflight.
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The equation is named for Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who derived it in 1903.
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1. Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Date: 1857-09-17
- Death Date: 1935-09-19
- Nationality: Russian
- Defining Contribution: Derived the rocket equation and theorized multistage rockets and space stations
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delta-v = ve ln(m0/mf)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Wikipedia)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Wikipedia - infobox (died)
19 September 1935
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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
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5 September] 1857 - 19 September 1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics.
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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; Russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский Russian pronunciation: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj] ; 17 September [O.S.
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The equation is named after-and usually credited to-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who derived and published the formula in 1903, though William Moore had outlined it as early as 1810 and elaborated further in a book published in 1813.
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