Valentin Glushko
E322724
Valentin Glushko was a pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and designer who played a central role in developing the USSR’s liquid-propellant rocket engines and space launch vehicles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valentin Glushko canonical | 6 |
| Valentin Petrovich Glushko | 1 |
| Валентин Петрович Глушко | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2779982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valentin Glushko Context triple: [NII-88, employed, Valentin Glushko]
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A.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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B.
Mikhail Yangel
Mikhail Yangel was a prominent Soviet aerospace engineer and rocket designer who played a key role in developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles during the Cold War.
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C.
Vasily Mishin
Vasily Mishin was a Soviet aerospace engineer who succeeded Sergei Korolev as head of the Soviet space program and played a key role in early crewed spaceflight and rocket development.
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D.
Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet cosmonaut and test pilot who became the first human to die during a spaceflight, perishing in the Soyuz 1 mission in 1967.
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E.
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valentin Glushko Target entity description: Valentin Glushko was a pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and designer who played a central role in developing the USSR’s liquid-propellant rocket engines and space launch vehicles.
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A.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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B.
Mikhail Yangel
Mikhail Yangel was a prominent Soviet aerospace engineer and rocket designer who played a key role in developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles during the Cold War.
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C.
Vasily Mishin
Vasily Mishin was a Soviet aerospace engineer who succeeded Sergei Korolev as head of the Soviet space program and played a key role in early crewed spaceflight and rocket development.
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D.
Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet cosmonaut and test pilot who became the first human to die during a spaceflight, perishing in the Soyuz 1 mission in 1967.
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E.
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet scientist
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aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ rocket engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Socialist Labour
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Lenin Prize ⓘ Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of the October Revolution ⓘ Stalin Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-01-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Leningrad State University ⓘ |
| employer |
Energia design bureau
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NPO Energomash ⓘ OKB-456 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| familyName | Glushko ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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liquid-propellant rocket engines ⓘ rocket engineering ⓘ spaceflight ⓘ |
| fullName |
Valentin Glushko
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Valentin Petrovich Glushko
|
| givenName | Valentin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Soviet Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| name | Valentin Glushko self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Valentin Glushko
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Валентин Петрович Глушко
|
| notableFor |
central role in Soviet space launch vehicle development
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pioneering Soviet liquid-propellant rocket engines ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator |
Mikhail Yangel
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Sergei Korolev ⓘ Vladimir Chelomey ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to Energia launch vehicle
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contribution to R-7 rocket ⓘ design of launch vehicles for Soviet space program ⓘ development of RD-107 rocket engine ⓘ development of RD-108 rocket engine ⓘ development of RD-170 rocket engine family ⓘ development of Soviet liquid-propellant rocket engines ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Odesa
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surface form:
Odessa
Odesa Oblast ⓘ
surface form:
Odessa Governorate
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief designer of rocket engines
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head of NPO Energia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Leningrad
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Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valentin Glushko Description of subject: Valentin Glushko was a pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and designer who played a central role in developing the USSR’s liquid-propellant rocket engines and space launch vehicles.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valentin Petrovich Glushko
this entity surface form:
Валентин Петрович Глушко