The chief designer of the Soviet space program, whose identity was kept a state secret during his lifetime. He oversaw the launches of Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1, making the Soviet Union first into space and first to orbit a human, before dying during a routine surgery in 1966.
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Defining ContributionChief designer behind Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1, the Soviet Union's first satellite and first crewed spaceflight 1 Notable WorkChief Designer behind Sputnik 1 (1957) and Vostok 1 (1961) 2 Connections
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Chief designer of the Soviet space program that Roscosmos institutionally succeeded; Korolev died in 1966, decades before Roscosmos was established in its modern form in 1992.
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Korolev was the Chief Designer who oversaw Sputnik 1's development and launch.
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Chief designer behind the Vostok spacecraft and program.
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Wikimedia FoundationSergei Korolev, Wikipedia - Space program sectionQuote, Sergei Korolev, Wikipedia - Space program section
PS-1 was successfully launched into space on 4 October 1957 as Sputnik 1, becoming the first artificial satellite of the Earth.
Sergei Korolev (Wikipedia)
Sergei Korolev, Wikipedia - infobox (born)
12 January 1907
Sergei Korolev, Wikipedia - infobox (died)
14 January 1966
Sergei Korolev, Wikipedia - infobox (full name)
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev
In Group: Soviet and Russian Spacecraft Designers, Lead sentence
30 December 1906], 14 January 1966) 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.
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