The story of Sergei Korolev

Soviet rocket designer, behind Sputnik 1 and the N-1.

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1906–1966

Sergei Korolev. Soviet rocket designer, behind Sputnik 1 and the N-1.

1957

Sergei Korolev developed Sputnik 1.

1962

Sergei Korolev developed N-1.

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Pictures, from Wikimedia Commons: Sergei Korolev, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0; Sputnik 1, Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0; N-1, Eberhard Marx, CC BY-SA 3.0.