Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Korolyov (also spelled Korolev), the father of the Russian space program. During his Cold War tenure, his identity was kept secret, so he never received the accolades that his Western counterparts did. He was responsible for the early successes of the Space Race, like the Sputnik and Vostok programs.
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NASA Shuttle/ISS News- STS-126 MCC Status Report #14
- NASA Assigns Space Station Crews, Updates Expedition Numbering
- NASA to Broadcast Shuttle Mission Highlights in High Definition
- STS-126 MCC Status Report #15
- STS-126 MCC Status Report #13
- STS-126 MCC Status Report #12
- Goldman Named Director at Stennis Space Center
- Racers Get Ready! NASA's Great Moonbuggy Registration Begins
- ESA Top News
- New ISS crews: First European to become ISS Commander and next European long-term flight
- Interview with ESA Director General
- Mars Express observes aurorae on the Red Planet
- Earth from Space: The Netherlands
- Ministerial Council 2008
- Small GEO Programme moves forward with contract-signing
- Ministers meet to define the role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives
- ESA supports efforts to protect public health and safety
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaches space as the ISS gets ready for crew of six
- OK Space: opening new horizons