On Oct. 4, 1957, the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1 the first human-made object to enter Earth orbit. ... Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (1906-1966) ...

Profile: Sergei Korolev ... Sputnik's launch. Korolev was worn down by 12-hour days of back-breaking work, a poor diet, the harsh climate and abuse at the hands of guards and genuine criminals.

Sergei Korolev News. Outside View // 1 decade ago. Russia has had satellite-killer tech for a long time. On Nov. 1, 1963, the Soviet Polyot-1 spacecraft, ... NBO space odessy since sputnik.

Update (Oct. 2, 2017): The Full Scale Sputnik-1 EMC/EMI Lab Model sold for $847,500, making it the top lot of The Air and Space Sale, which achieved a total of $1,221,888. View gallery - 4 images ...

There’s no doubt Korolev’s ICBMs were vital to getting Sputnik off the ground. The Soviets had been hard at work on versions of German V-2 ballistic missiles, and began engineering the R-7 in ...

Known during his lifetime only as ‘Chief Designer,’ Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergei Korolev was the technological genius behind putting the first man into space. Written by Nick ...

Despite its apparent simplicity, the impact of the R-7 rocket cannot be overstated. Sputnik was the first satellite humans launched into orbit, and it stunned the world. "In being beaten so ...

Sputnik was the brainchild of a group of Russian engineers, led by Chief Designer Sergei Korolev, who were tasked in 1954 with developing the nation's first intercontinental ballistic missile.