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Valentin Petrovich Glushko Biography and Timeline

Follow Valentin Petrovich Glushko through 7 dated historical records for Russia.

Valentin Petrovich Glushko, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1908–1988Years on this page

1908

Birth of Valentin Petrovich Glushko

Science / Technology

Birth of Valentin Petrovich Glushko

1957

Invention of ICBM

Science / Technology

Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

Sputnik

Science / Technology

Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st artificial satellite into orbit

1986

Mir Core Module Launch

Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur · Science / Astronomy

Directs the programme launching the core module of the Mir space station.

Mir Space Station

Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur · Science / Astronomy

The achievement marks mir space station as an important Russian scientific milestone.

1988

Automatic Spaceplane Landing

Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur · Science / Technology

The achievement marks automatic spaceplane landing as an important Russian scientific milestone.

Buran Orbital Flight

Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur · Science / Technology

Leads the Energia-Buran programme during its only orbital flight.

Records, sources and methodology

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