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Soviet rocket scientist, a pioneer in rocket propulsion systems, and a major contributor
to Soviet space and defense technology. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine. After
graduating from Leningrad State University (1929), Glushko headed the design bureau
of the Gas Dynamics Laboratory in Leningrad and began research on electrothermal,
solid-fuel, and liquid-fuel rocket engines. In 1935, he published "Rockets, Their
Construction and Utilization." From 1932 to 1966, Glushko worked closely with
renowned rocket designer Sergei Korolev, the two
achieving their greatest triumphs in 1957 with the launching of the first intercontinental
ballistic missile in August and the first successful artificial satellite, Sputnik
1, in October. In 1974 Glushko was named chief designer of the Soviet space program,
in which he oversaw the development of the Mir space
station. He received numerous official honors, including the Lenin Prize (1957)
and election to the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1958).
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