Friedrich Zander
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Friedrich Zander was a pioneering Baltic German-Soviet rocket engineer and spaceflight theorist who helped lay the foundations of practical astronautics in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace engineer
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human ⓘ rocket engineer ⓘ scientist ⓘ spaceflight theorist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-08-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Governorate of Livonia
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Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | typhus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1933-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kislovodsk
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Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed | GIRD-X rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Riga Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baltic German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronautics
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rocket engineering ⓘ spaceflight theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | spaceflight theorist ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sergei Korolev
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Soviet rocket program ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early advocacy of missions to Mars
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pioneering practical astronautics in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the founders of Soviet rocketry and astronautics ⓘ |
| memberOf | GIRD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Forward to Mars! ⓘ |
| name |
Fridrikh Arturovich Tsander
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Friedrich Zander NERFINISHED ⓘ Фридрих Артурович Цандер NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
staging of rockets for interplanetary missions
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use of atmospheric braking for spacecraft ⓘ use of solar sails for space travel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of liquid-fueled rocket engines in the Soviet Union
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early theoretical work on interplanetary flight ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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rocket designer ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| workedFor | GIRD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
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