Valentin Petrovich Glushko Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Valentin Petrovich Glushko, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Russia.

7 records1908–19887 events1 places

Chronological biography

1908

Birth of Valentin Petrovich Glushko1908

Science / Technology

Birth of Valentin Petrovich Glushko

1957

Invention of ICBM1957

Science / Technology

Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st Inter Continental Ballistic Missile

Sputnik1957

Science / Technology

Glushko & Korolyov launch the 1st artificial satellite into orbit

1986

Mir Core Module Launch20 February 1986

Science / Astronomy · Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur

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

Mir Space Station20 February 1986

Science / Astronomy · Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur

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

1988

Automatic Spaceplane Landing15 November 1988

Science / Technology · Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur

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

Buran Orbital Flight15 November 1988

Science / Technology · Chief Spacecraft Designer · Baikonur

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

Titles and roles

Chief Spacecraft Designer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.