Vladimir Chelomey
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei was a Soviet engineer and designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union. He invented the first Soviet pulse jet engine and was responsible for d
Vladimir Chelomey
Vladimir Chelomey Memorial Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, Moscow.
2014 Russian stamp commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of Vladimir Chelomey
Proton (rocket family)
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Proton is a Soviet and Russian hypergolic expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle family. Developed by the Soviet space program, its first launch was in 1965. The Proton-K flew 310 missions from 1967 to
Vladimir Chelomey
…and was responsible for developing the world's first anti-ship cruise missiles and the ICBM program of the Soviet Union such as the UR-100, UR-200, UR-500 and UR-700. Chelomey was born to a Ukrainian family in Siedlce, Lublin Governorate, Russian Empire (now Poland). At the age of three months, his family…
Launch of a Proton-K rocket carrying the Zvezda module to the ISS.
Proton-M, part being rotated to vertical. In the background, the mobile service tower can be observed.