Contemporaries
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Spaceflight theory · invention
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- 1883–1917
A teacher and independent researcher interested in airships, aviation and spaceflight. He combined teaching in Borovsk and Kaluga with scientific work. His 1903 paper, Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices, examined liquid-fuel rockets for space travel. His studies contributed to the theoretical foundations of astronautics. Later research and wider recognition belong to the Soviet period, beyond this timeline.
- Life
- 1857–1935
- Timeline period
- 1883–1917: from Free Space; research continued after 1917
- Key publication
- Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices, 1903