Russia Glushko FDC

Russia FDC
Name: The 100th birth anniversary of V.P. Glushko (1908-1989), a scientist
Date of Issue: 17 March 2008

Valentin Petrovich Glushko (Ukrainian: Валентин Петрович Глушко; Russian: Валентин Петрович Глушко) (born September 2, 1908 in Odessa, Ukraine, died January 10, 1989) was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian descent, and one of the three principal Soviet "Chief Designers" (along with Vladimir Chelomei and Sergey Korolev) of spacecraft and rockets during the Soviet/American Space Race. More...