Elon Musk gave a personal tour of SpaceX for the descendants of the Soviet rocket designer
Elon Musk personally conducted a tour of the SpaceX rocket factory for the family of Sergei Korolev, reports tesmanian
Sergei Korolev is a legendary Russian scientist, designer of rocket and space systems, who is considered a pioneer Soviet Union (USSR) in the field of manned space flights. SpaceX founder Elon Musk invited the Korolyov family to visit his rocket complex in the United States. Last year, Korolev's grandson, Andrei Korolev, told Russian reporters in July 2020 that the family congratulated Musk after SpaceX launched its first space Crew Dragon ship to the International Space Station. The successful mission ended America's dependence on Russian spacecraft to launch NASA astronauts into space. On July 10, 2020, Musk shared that he spoke with the Korolev family: “Today I spoke with the Korolev family. He was one of the best,” Musk wrote.
I spoke with Korolev's family today.
He was one of the very best.
Korolov / Korolev.- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 10, 2020
This week, a photo of Andrei and Musk appeared at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Musk gave Korolev's grandson a tour of the SpaceX factory; it is unclear when they met [information awaited]. “We are incredibly grateful for the invitation, hospitality, […] and an unforgettable almost hour-long personal meeting. Keep moving the world forward, Mr. Musk! “Andrey said after the meeting, according to a Twitter user.
Musk gave Sergei Korolyov's grandson a tour of the SpaceX factory. "We are incredibly grateful for the invitation, hospitality," said Andrey Korolev, "and an unforgettable almost hour-long personal meeting.Continue to move the world forward, Mr. Musk!"@SciGuySpace @thesheetztweetz pic.twitter.com/qA0qyzLyTX
- AlmostSoberRussian (@SoberAlmost) September 5, 2021
Sergei Korolev is one of the most important figures in rocket science, who aroused humanity's curiosity about space exploration and the competition to land the first cosmonauts on the surface of the Moon. The space race began after World War II, when both countries competed to develop nuclear weapons based on ballistic missiles. Korolev was the chief engineer involved in the development of the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which became the rocket for launching payloads into space. Korolev's idea to launch Russia's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, began the space race that led the United States to create NASA.
Korolev's leadership and engineering skills allowed Russia to become the first country to launch a satellite, dogs and the first man - cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - into space on an R-7 rocket. The R-7 is fueled by liquid oxygen and kerosene, and some of its design features are still used on the Russian Soyuz combat rocket that launches astronauts to the International Space Station.
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