Russian rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov with cosmonauts, Crimea, USSR, c1960. Artist: Unknown

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Russian rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov with cosmonauts, Crimea, USSR, c1960. Korolyov (1907-1966) was the leading Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who made the first manned space flight on board Vostok 1 in 1961, is immediately to the left of Korolyov. From a private collection.

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Size: 3621px × 2906px
Location: World,Europe,Ukraine,Krym, Avtonomna Respublika,Crimea
Photo credit: © © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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