Rocket Scientist Collection

Valentin Glushko, Soviet scientist
Valentin Glushko (1908-1989), Soviet rocket scientist. Glushko was one of the most important scientists in the development of the Soviet space programme

Sergei Korolev, 1961
Sergei Korolev (1907-1966), pioneering Soviet rocket scientist, during the launch of Vostok 1, the first manned space mission, in April 1961

Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Dr. Wernher von Braun (center) explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy

Walt Disney and Dr. Wernher von Braun, USA, 1954. Creator: NASA
Walt Disney and Dr. Wernher von Braun, USA, 1954. Dr. Werhner von Braun, then Chief, Guided Missile Development Operation Division at Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) in Redstone Arsenal

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov, 1961. Pictured at Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR. Korolyov (1907-1966)

La Mort d Archimede (engraving)
3645843 La Mort d Archimede (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Mort d Archimede. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1877)

Galvanization of the corpse of a hangman with the pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta
XEE4136700 Galvanization of the corpse of a hangman with the pile of Alessandro (Alexandre) Volta: under the influence of electricite, the corpse seems to come back to life

Sir Isaac Newton (litho)
1730150 Sir Isaac Newton (litho) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton PRS (25 December 1642 - 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer

Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait
7261211 Archimedes of Syracuse, portrait. by Fetti, Domenico (1589-1623); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse, c.-287-c.-212 BC)

Leon Foucaults Telescope, 1862 (engraving)
1731172 Leon Foucaults Telescope, 1862 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Grand telescope de Leon Foucault, 1862, gravure The great telescope by Leon Foucault, 1862, engraving)

Portrait of Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (engraving)
ELD4833930 Portrait of Sir Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (engraving) by Rados, Luigi (1773-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of William Herschel German-born British astronomer)

Archimedes, 1893 (bronze)
3743608 Archimedes, 1893 (bronze) by Civiletti, Benedetto (1846-90); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: The Royal Apartment, corridor which leads to the Viceroy Room Palermo)

Portrait of Albert Einstein, 1921 (photo)
GIA4726451 Portrait of Albert Einstein, 1921 (photo) by Schmutzer, Ferdinand (1870-1928) (after); Private Collection; © Giancarlo Costa

Portrait d Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Oeuvre de Ferdinand Schmutzer (1870-1928), gravure, 1921
FIA5381955 Portrait d Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Oeuvre de Ferdinand Schmutzer (1870-1928), gravure, 1921. Art autrichien, 20e siecle, realisme. Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienne (Autriche)

One of Martin Gerlachs Festons und Decorative Gruppen (b / w photo)
7202545 One of Martin Gerlachs Festons und Decorative Gruppen (b/w photo) by Gerlach, Martin senior (1846-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Homage to six astronomers
7243369 Homage to six astronomers. by Mulder, Joseph (1658-c.1728); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six astronomers. A homage to astronomers throughout the ages)

The Moon at One Meter!, 1900 (poster)
7214678 The Moon at One Meter!, 1900 (poster) by Abel-Truchet, Louis (1857-1918); (add.info.: " La Lune a un metre" 1900 poster showing the " Grande Lunette)

James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil (colour litho)
7185299 James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt watching his grandmothers tea kettle boil)

Artem Alikhanian, Soviet Armenian physicist (b / w photo)
7200789 Artem Alikhanian, Soviet Armenian physicist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artem Alikhanian (1908-1978), Soviet Armenian physicist

Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho)
7190987 Sir Isaac Newton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton)

Cleopatras Needle, ancient Egyptian obelisk in Heliopolis (engraving)
7202558 Cleopatras Needle, ancient Egyptian obelisk in Heliopolis (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatras Needle)

Three-way electric plug socket adapter (litho)
7202036 Three-way electric plug socket adapter (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three-way electric plug socket adapter)

Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b / w photo)
7200787 Abram Alikhanov, Soviet Armenian physicist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abram Alikhanov (1904-1970), Soviet Armenian physicist

Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving)
7202557 Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt)

Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model, 1961. Creator: NASA
Kennedy Receives Mariner 2 Model, 1961. Dr. William H. Pickering, (center) Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director, presenting Mariner spacecraft model to President John F. Kennedy, (right)

Mariner photos presented to President Johnson, 1965. Creator: NASA
Mariner photos presented to President Johnson, 1965. Dr. William H. Pickering (left), Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, USA

Dr Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Dr Robert Goddard, American rocketry pioneer, c1930s. Portrait of Robert H. Goddard, scientist, physicist, rocket engineer and inventor who is credited with creating

Orbital Trajectories Presentation, Huntsville, Alabama, USA, June 28, 1958. Charles Lundquist (right) gives a presentation on orbital trajectories at the Army Ballestic Missile Agency to Hermann

Hermann Noordung, c1920s. Creator: NASA
Hermann Noordung, c1920s. Hermann Potocnik (1892-1929), also known as Herman Noordung, was an engineer in the Austrian army

Hermann Oberth, German physicist and engineer, c1960. Creator: Richard Krauss
Hermann Oberth, German physicist and engineer, c1960. Hermann Oberth (1894-1989) is considered to be one of the top three pioneers in modern rocketry

President Kennedy Tours Marshall with von Braun, September 11, 1962. Creator: NASA
President Kennedy Tours Marshall with von Braun, September 11, 1962. President John F. Kennedy at Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. Here President Kennedy and Dr

Archimedes screw, 1761-62
6352027 Archimedes screw, 1761-62 by Adams, George (1750-95); (add.info.: Model, made by George Adams, instrument maker to the king)

Archimedes (chromolitho)
2802552 Archimedes (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Archimedes (photogravure)
3620574 Archimedes (photogravure) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. After a painting by Nicolo Barabino)

Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card (engraving)
983989 Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card)

Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes? (engraving)
5233573 Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes? (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes)

Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho)
724804 Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes exclaiming Eureka!)

The screw (chromolitho)
2815963 The screw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The screw. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Leviathan 1858; montage of images showing the progress of steam nav (engraving)
608976 Leviathan 1858; montage of images showing the progress of steam nav (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Archimedes
LLM459591 Archimedes by Planella Coromina, Josep or Jose (1804-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c
LLM438625 Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c.1850 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Death of Archimedes (engraving)
971155 Death of Archimedes (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Archimedes)

Archimedes and his principle (chromolitho)
968583 Archimedes and his principle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes and his principle)

Archimedes taking a Warm Bath (engraving)
669561 Archimedes taking a Warm Bath (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes taking a Warm Bath)

Archimedean Screw (engraving)
3653575 Archimedean Screw (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedean Screw)

Archimede, Un soldat romain leva sur lui son epee (engraving)
2808428 Archimede, Un soldat romain leva sur lui son epee (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimede, Un soldat romain leva sur lui son epee)

The Progress of Steam Navigation (engraving)
1609654 The Progress of Steam Navigation (engraving) by Andrews, George Henry (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Progress of Steam Navigation)

Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho)
974023 Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes exclaiming Eureka)

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"Unveiling the Minds Behind Space Exploration: Rocket Scientists and Their Legacy" In the realm of space exploration, Valentin Glushko stands as a prominent figure. As a Soviet scientist, his contributions to rocket propulsion were groundbreaking, propelling mankind into new frontiers. Alongside him was Sergei Korolev, whose genius led to monumental achievements in 1961 when Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space. The year 1963 witnessed a historic gathering at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. Seamans, von Braun, and President Kennedy converged with one goal in mind – advancing humanity's reach beyond Earth's boundaries. This meeting symbolized an era of collaboration between nations driven by scientific curiosity and ambition. Walt Disney himself recognized the brilliance of Dr. Wernher von Braun back in 1954. The visionary animator joined forces with this esteemed American rocket engineer to inspire generations through their shared passion for space exploration. However, it is important not to overlook the immense contributions made by Soviet rocket scientists during this era. Sergey Korolev's expertise played an instrumental role in shaping the Soviet Union's successes throughout its cosmic endeavors. Drawing parallels from history, we find echoes of great minds like Archimedes who revolutionized science centuries ago. Just as his discoveries brought forth new understanding during ancient times, these modern-day rocket scientists have propelled us forward on our quest for knowledge and discovery. Yet amidst progress lies tragedy; Archimedes met his untimely demise during Syracuse's capture by Roman soldiers in 212 B. C. , forever immortalized through art depicting his final moments. Similarly, those who dare venture into uncharted territories face risks that come hand-in-hand with innovation and exploration, and are more than just individuals working behind closed doors; they represent humanity's insatiable thirst for knowledge and our unwavering desire to push boundaries further each day.