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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Space Program
In spite of the Soviet progress on ICBM technology, Korolev was preoccupied with the use of rockets for space travel. In 1953 he first pr...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Death
On December 3, 1960, Korolev suffered his first heart attack. During his convalescence it was also discovered that he was suffering from ...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Early Life
Korolev was born in Zhytomyr, a small provincial center in central Ukraine, then part of Imperial Russia. His parents, Maria Nikolaevna M...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Awards And Honors
Among his awards, he was twice bestowed the Hero of Socialist Labor in 1956 and 1961. He was also a Lenin Prize winner in 1957, and was a...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Ballistic Missiles
In 1945 Korolev was awarded the Badge of Honor, his first decoration, for his work on the development of rocket motors for military aircr...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Education
Korolev continued his schooling at the Odessa construction professional (Stroyprofshkola No. 1) where he received vocational training in ...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Early Career
Having graduated, Korolev began work at an aircraft design bureau designated OPO-4, or 4th Experimental Section. It was headed up by a Fr...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Gulag
On June 22, 1938, during the Great Purge, men from the NKVD entered his apartment and summarily took him away. He was accused of subversi...
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Sergey Korolyov: Encyclopedia Ii - Sergey Korolyov - Early Life
Korolev was born in Zhytomyr, a small provincial center in central Ukraine, then part of Imperial Russia. His parents, Maria Nikolaevna M...
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