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Also known as Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935)

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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian and Soviet scientist who lived from 1857 to 1935 and made foundational contributions to rocket science and the theory of space travel. His work laid crucial intellectual groundwork for modern spaceflight and remains important to the history of space exploration.

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Born
1857
Died
1935
Works
68

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  • Vne zemli
  • Atlas dirizhabli︠a︡ iz volnistoĭ stali
  • On the Moon
  • Alʹbom kosmicheskikh puteshestviĭ
  • Um i strasti

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Republic
Place of birth
Izhevskoe
Place of death
Kaluga
Occupation
teacher
Languages spoken
Russian
Religion
atheism
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Константин Циолковский.jpg
Work location
Borovsk
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
date of birth
1857-09-17
date of death
1935-09-19
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influenced by
Jules Verne
place of burial
Kaluga
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medical condition
deafness
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Encyclopedic overview

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (/tsjɔːlˈkɔːfski, -ˈkɒf-/; Russian: Константин Эдуардович Циолковский, IPA: [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.

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