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Sergei Korolev
Wikidata describes Sergei Korolev as Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Order of Lenin · dated 1956-04-20
- Notable work: R-7
- Employer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia · from 1946-08
- Public office: director · from 1946
- Education: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute · from 1924 · to 1926
- Award received: Order of the Badge of Honour · dated 1945-09-16
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