Born in Ukraine 2. SERHII KOROLIOV. Episode 5

Born in Zhytomyr, spent his childhood years in Nizhyn and Odesa. Studied in Kyiv. Researcher, aircraft designer, founder of practical space science, Serhii Koroliov always wrote “Ukrainian” in the “nationality” field and preserved his love for native land and language for his whole life.
Serhii’s fascination with the sky and dreams about flights started in youth thanks to his stepfather. At 17, he developed a design for K-5 glider. In two years, he became a student at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
But as the promised aviation department hadn’t been opened there Serhii was forced to go to Moscow, to Higher Technical College he graduated from with the specialization in plane construction.
Soon, Koroliov was accused of counter-revolutionary activities and convicted for 10 years of imprisonment. Thanks to numerous petitions he was released early. After that, a new significant stage in the life of the whole humanity started:
launch of the first intercontinental ballistic missile,
launch of the first artificial Earth satellite,
first successful manned spaceflight, etc.

Serhii Koroliov did not receive a Nobel Prize only because of arbitrary decisions and whims of Soviet authorities. However, today his name is famous all over the world.

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