Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian-Soviet aerospace engineer
Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight and the founding father of modern rocketry and... Wikipedia
Born: September 17, 1857, Izhevskoe, Russia
Died: September 19, 1935 (age 78 years), Kaluga, Russia
Awards: Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of Saint Anna
Children: Lyubov Kostyantynivna Ciolkovska and Ignaty Tsiolkovsky
Parents: Edward Tsiolkovsky and Maria Yumasheva
Siblings: Boris Tsiolkovsky, Yekaterina Tsiolkovskaya, Mariya Lyubimova, and more
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