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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
1857-09-05 – 1935-09-19
Life & Legacy
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; Russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский Russian pronunciation: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj] ; 17 September [O.S. 5 September] 1857 – 19 September 1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight and the founding father of modern rocketry and astronautics.
His works later inspired Wernher von Braun and leading Soviet rocket engineers Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, who contributed to the success of the Soviet space program.
Tsiolkovsky spent most of his life in a log house on the outskirts of Kaluga, about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Moscow. A recluse by nature, his unusual habits made him appear eccentric to his fellow townsfolk.
Occupation & Career
military flight engineer, mathematician, inventor, writer, science fiction writer, physicist, philosopher, astronomer, scientist, cosmologist, teacher
Education
Vyatka men's gymnasium
Faith & Community
atheism
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Order of Saint Anna; International Space Hall of Fame; Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
International Space Hall of Fame · Order of Saint Anna · Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class · Order of Saint Stanislaus · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class · Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Church
atheism
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Notable Work
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
Education & Institutions
Vyatka men's gymnasium
Verified Legacy Record
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Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
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Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
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Order of Saint Stanislaus
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Order of Saint Anna
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International Space Hall of Fame
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Faith Community
atheism
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Family Child
Q15707329
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Family Father
Q131577849
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Family Spouse
Q28357677
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Notable Work
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
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Sources & Provenance
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