Korolyov - the pride of the Soviet space science

In 2007, Russia celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great cosmologist Sergei Korolyov. He was the founder of the Soviet space program and also the character that had the effect of starting the race for space science in the world later.

October 4 is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first artificial satellite called Sputnik - it was the greatest success of Korolyov and his team of colleagues. The first Russian spacecraft launched in early 2007 - the ship carrying the mission to serve the International Space Station - will bear the name of Korolyov. And his portrait painted on it will join the ship into space. This is an expression of respect and gratitude for a respectable person.

Korolyov was born into a teacher's family in Zhitomir (now part of the independent Ukrainian State). At the age of 5, he saw the first aircraft in his life, and since then, airplanes have been the only career in Korolyov's mind.

Sergei Korolyov. (Photo: People)

When growing up in Odessa, Korolyov learned about motivation and joined an aviation club. After that, this young man designed and flew on his own craft.

In Moscow, Korolyov was on his way to attending a top Russian motor training school, on the other hand started a small rocket work with a group of colleagues.

When Soviet military leaders began to consider the establishment of funds, Korolyov's group was delighted, however, that was when internal conflicts began (in the mid-1930s). Most of his team members were arrested . Korolyov was imprisoned in Kolyma in eastern Siberia. Unexpectedly then he was released. After World War II, Korolyov returned to his rocket program.

Korolyov's strength is his organizational ability and aptitude for motivation - in addition to his dedication to the field of aviation and even space science. He formed a team of experts in the field of jet, structure, information and control systems - first to experiment with the German version of the V-2 rocket, and then to improve the version. This, then, gradually designed a series of faster and more powerful missiles for the military.

When it comes to Korolyov's secret plan of the universe: One cannot help but mention missiles. The ultimate result from all of Korolyov's rocket efforts is ' Model 7 ' (Semyorka in Russian).

The R-7 rocket has become the first Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile. It was first launched on May 15, 1957, and three months later, Moscow publicly declared its military power. Korolyov was approved by the government for continuing to research and use original missiles after a weapons test program to launch the probe into orbit around the earth - that is, a rocket with a speed of just over 20 % compared to military missiles.

By successfully launching the spaceship as planned, Korolyov believed that the shuttle could still be successful, even before the pioneering scientific satellite that the US had long ago claimed. In the final weeks of preparation for the secret missile launcher in Kazakhstan, two central characters appeared, Korolyov, with short names Sergei Pavlovich (SP) and satellite satellite (preliminary satellite - PS ). People often joke that it is SP and PS.

The rest is in the history of the universe. Sputnik satellite shocked the world and struck a brilliant mark in the race for space science. The Soviet Union Prime Minister at the time, Khrushchev wanted more and more attention and he asked Korolyov to proceed: the first was to bring the first animal to space, second to a device. The first detective went to the moon, and the first man flew into orbit (two years later, the first woman flew into space) and many others. It took years for the US to catch up.

Korolyov & Sputnik Satellite (Photo: Nationalgeographic)

Korolyov's ' children ' : The next generation of Korolyov's Sermyorka continues to rise, and has also achieved remarkable results. Almost 1,800 Russian similar missiles have been launched for 50 years, and others will continue to carry his portraits on it. Sermyorka brought a message of humanity on it. With the words ' Swords into Plowshares ' - turning the sword into a plow, and with that achievement, the person who designed it deserves this respect.

There were of course many competitors with his position - those who were also capable and influential in Soviet officials who had their own ideas about jet engines and rockets. But Korolyov still plays an independent role and has a special impact in his group of colleagues, even though they tried their best and did not go wrong or neglect work.

And the result has come from a situation with very few opportunities in world history - at a time when it had caused a shock to Western ideology and it was not military in nature. (US President Eisenhower relied on this success reasonably. Sputnik appeared not too early - before the United States announced to the world that they would have a first rocket - and not too late). .

With its successes, Korolyov has shown the world a new step, a more radiant path in the cosmopolitan sector, which has fueled the development of this field today.

Max Faget, the unrecognized hero of the US cosmology industry, was once considered a Korolyov of the United States. Faget worked for the US National Aviation Advisory Committee (NACA). Later, because of his success in this field, he became the head of the engine industry of NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Agency.

Faget joked that NACA became NASA, the penni changed into a dollar. All must thank Korolyov, therefore, during the 100-year anniversary of his birth, all the people working in the field of aviation, the universe needs to be grateful to him - the great man The beginning of this science.

Minh Ngoc (synthesized)