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Valentin Petrovich Glushko (Russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Глушко́; Ukrainian: Валентин Петрович Глушко, romanized: Valentyn Petrovych Hlushko; born 2 September 1908 – 10 January 1989) was a Soviet engineer who was program manager of the Soviet space program from 1974 until 1989.
Valentin Petrovich Glushko (born Aug. 20 [Sept. 2, New Style], 1908, Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died Jan. 10, 1989, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet rocket scientist, a pioneer in rocket propulsion systems, and a major contributor to Soviet space and defense technology.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about Valentin Glushko, the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Space Race. He worked on various projects, such as the R-7, the R-12, and the R-9, and faced challenges and controversies with Korolev and Brezhnev.
Jan 13, 1989 · Valentin P. Glushko, who in the 1930's pioneered the development of Soviet liquid-fueled rockets, then played a prominent but secret role in Russia's postwar space program, has died at the age...
Aug 20, 1999 · Soviet rocket scientist Valentin Petrovich Glushko was born on this day in 1908. Glushko worked with renowned rocket designer Sergey Korolyov from 1932 to 1966. The two had a triumphant year in 1957, when they launched the first intercontinental ballistic missile in August and sent the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, into ...
Glushko, Valentin Petrovich. Glushko at age 25. Credit: Aleksandr Zhelyeznakov. Soviet Chief Designer, responsible for all large liquid propellant engines for missiles and LVs. Led Glushko bureau, 1946-1974; Headed NPO Energia 1974-1989, directing development of Energia launch vehicle and Buran spaceplane. Born: 1908-09-02. Died: 1989-01-10.
Apr 12, 2019 · Learn about the story of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly to space in 1963, and the female cosmonauts who trained with her in Star City. Discover how the Soviet Union beat the US to the milestone of female spaceflight and why it took two decades for another woman to follow her.
