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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) is regarded in the Soviet Union as the 'father of rocketry' and has been universally recognized for his pioneering work in astronautics-cosmonautics. Tsiolkovsky solved, theoretically, the problem of escape from Earth's gravity, designed multistage rockets, and foresaw interplanetary flights.

 Identifier

NASM.2000.0015

Creator

T︠S︡iolkovskiĭ, K. (Konstantin), 1857-1935

Date

1930-1932

Provenance

Constantine Domashnev, Gift, 2000, 2000-0015, unknown

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the following three brochures written by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: 'Stratoplan-Semijet,' 1932; 'Scientific Ethics,' 1930; and 'How to Boost Energy of the Explosion (Heat) Engines,' 1931. These booklets are in the Russian/Cyrillic language.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Topics

Rockets (Aeronautics)

Rocketry

Astronautics

Interplanetary voyages

Gravity

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pamphlets