11 January
1787: On 11 January 1787, Sir William Herschel discovered Titania, the first moon of Uranus. Six years earlier, he had discovered the planet.
31 DEZ. 2003
Data de publicação
1273
Visualizações
1907: On 12 January 1907, Sergey Pavlovich Korolev was born.
Korolev was a Soviet designer of guided missiles, rockets, and spacecraft. He was one of the founders of the Moscow Group for the Study of Reactive Motion. In 1933, he participated in the Soviet Union's first launch of a liquid-propellant rocket.
After demonstrating his expertise in the modification of captured V2 rockets, Korolev directed the design, testing, construction, and launching of the Vostok spacecraft, and most of the USSR's other projects. Around 1958, Korolev argued for the pursuit of manned space flight instead of military reconnaissance satellites.
After much debate, the Vostok project was approved provided the launch vehicle could also be useful to the military.
Modal de média
Partilhar esta página
mantenha-se atualizado
Subscreva a nossa newsletter para receber as últimas notícias, atualizações de missões e conteúdos exclusivos diretamente na sua caixa de entrada. Seja o primeiro a saber sobre os nossos próximos projetos e avanços.