S.P. Korolev and the development of rocket and space technology in the USSR (1956-1966)

Rocket at the launch site.

The launch of one of the first Soviet missiles with a nuclear warhead in 1956. Nuclear explosion. S.P. Korolev, accompanied by military personnel, walks past the command post trailers.

The launch of a spacecraft.

Korolev before the start of another test, view of the spacecraft on the launch pad.

Korolev resting, sitting on a chair, view of the spacecraft on the launch pad (bottom up).

Preparations for the launch of the first Soviet artificial satellite in 1957. Photograph of K.E. Voroshilov presenting an award to Korolev in the Kremlin.

Employees of the design bureau at their drawing boards (panorama).

One of the rocket engines during diagnostics.

One of the Soviet artificial Earth satellites.

A museum exhibit in the form of a satellite with the dates of the USSR's space achievements.

Preparation of one of the artificial satellites for flight in 1959. One of the satellites in the hangar.

Yu.A. Gagarin among the cosmonaut corps members in the hangar during the study of the material part of the space technology.

Interior view of part of the training hangar.

Testing of various units of space technology.

Preparation of members of the cosmonaut corps for flight, interspersed with footage of assembly of units of the spacecraft in 1960. Assembly of the Vostok spacecraft, interspersed with footage of cosmonaut training.

Gagarin during training.

The launch vehicle in the assembly shop.

Korolev at the cosmodrome in 1961. Gagarin in the bus during the journey to the launch site on April 12, 1961. Gagarin, accompanied by military personnel and members of the State Commission, walks to the launch site.

View of the lower stage of the spacecraft before launch.

Korolev gives the command to launch.

Gagarin in a spacesuit in the cabin of the spacecraft before launch.

Korolev wishes Gagarin a successful flight over the radio.

A jet of fire from the nozzle of the first stage of the spacecraft.

Launch and ascent of the Vostok-1 spacecraft.

Gagarin during the flight.

Views of the earth's surface from space.

View of the lower part of the spacecraft during its takeoff from the hangar.

Korolev during a conversation with one of the scientists.

Panorama of part of the spacecraft before the launch (from bottom to top).

Korolev talks to members of the cosmonaut corps.

Korolev sees Gagarin off on his flight.

Korolev's face.

Photograph of Korolev. A.G. Nikolaev reports to members of the state commission on readiness for the flight on August 11, 1962. Nikolaev approaches the ramp for ascent into the spacecraft (top).

Faces of Korolev and the military watching Nikolaev ascending into the spacecraft.

Nikolaev waves goodbye.

Korolev and members of the state commission wave back to Nikolaev and applaud.

Panorama of the launch pad at Baikonur (top).

Summer landscapes.

View of part of a dacha village.

Interiors of Korolev's office, telephones on the desk.

Interiors of rooms in Korolev's dacha.

The light in the window goes out.

Korolev descends the plane's ramp.

Meeting Korolev at the airfield after arriving at Baikonur.

Korolev and Keldysh inspect one of the spacecraft units.

Panorama of the launch vehicles during assembly (top).

Assembly of the descent module.

Korolev holds a meeting.

Faces of the meeting participants (panorama).

Korolev takes notes during the meeting, listens to the speakers.

Korolev's speech at one of the meetings.

Korolev at the command post with headphones on his head during a communication session.

Korolev speaks from the podium.

Korolev at the command post at the cosmodrome, faces of the officers responsible for the launch of the spacecraft.

View of the upper part of the spacecraft at the launch site.

Leonov A.A. speaks at a meeting in Star City in 1964. Korolev sees off cosmonauts Leonov A.A. and Belyaev P.I. on their flight on March 18, 1965. The cosmonauts climb the stairs.

Korolev wishes Belyaev good luck.

The cosmonauts on the landing near the elevator.

Korolev takes notes on the chronology of Leonov and Belyaev's flight.

Korolev's note on the spacewalk option.

Detail of the drawing.

Leonov in space.

Korolev hugs the returning cosmonauts.

Korolev listens to Leonov's report on the spacewalk during a meeting.

Leonov, standing at the blackboard, talks about the spacewalk and draws a diagram of the spacewalk with chalk.

Panorama of the meeting, Gagarin among the meeting participants.

Korolev speaking at the meeting.

Faces of the meeting participants.

Korolev speaking at the meeting.

The Voskhod-2 spacecraft in flight.

Leonov during the spacewalk, the flight managers during the communication session.

The launch vehicle in the assembly shop.

Faces of the rocket designers.

The monument to Korolev near his house-museum (top).

Views of the launch pad at Baikonur during the launch of the spacecraft.

The spacecraft rushes upward.

View of the lower stage of the launched spacecraft (bottom).

View of part of the earth's surface from space, portrait of Korolev (combined photography).