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Valentin Glushko

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A Soviet engineer who was the leading designer of rocket engines for the Soviet space program from the 1930s onward and served as its overall program manager from 1974 until his death in 1989.

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Birth Date
1908-09-02 1
Death Date
1989-01-10 1
Nationality
Soviet 1
Defining Contribution
Leading designer of Soviet rocket engines and later director of the entire Soviet space program during the Space Race. 1
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Roscosmos, Space Agencies and Companies

Glushko directed the Soviet space program until his death in 1989; Roscosmos was not established until 1992. The edge names the modern successor agency rather than a defunct Soviet body with no live entity here.

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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationValentin Glushko, lead section
Quote, Valentin Glushko, lead section
Valentin Petrovich Glushko ... was a Soviet engineer who was program manager of the Soviet space program from 1974 until 1989.
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationValentin Glushko, infobox
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