Soviet scientist/engineer and the principal Soviet designer of rocket engines during the Soviet/American Space Race; a pioneer of rocket and space technology; the founder of domestic liquid rocket engine; and General Designer reusable space-rocket complex "Energia"-"Buran", Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR(1958, corresponding member since 1953), twice Hero of Socialist Labor(1956, 1961). Member of the CPSU since 1956. Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1958,. Corresponding Member of 1953), twice Hero of Socialist Labor(1956, 1961). In 1921 he became interested in space-related, from 1923 corresponded with Tsiolkovsky, 1924 published popular science and scientific work on space. After graduation, he worked at the Leningrad University in the Gas Dynamics Laboratory (1929-1933), which in 1929 formed podrazledenie to develop electric propulsion, missile and rocket engine using liquid teplive, will continue to work in a reactive Scientific Research Institutes (1934-38) and was reorganized in OKB(1941), then called GDL-OKB(in 1941-74 chief designer). Since 1974, General Designer. Major works are devoted to theoretical and experimental research on critical issues of creation and development of spacecraft and rocket engine. The designer of the first in the world of the electro-RD, the first domestic rocket engine, liquid-propellant rockets RLA. Designer LRE: ORM ORM-1 - ORM-70, -101, -102, RD-1 - RD-3, RD-100 - RD-103, RD-107 and RD-108 rocket "Vostok", DDA 119 and RD-214 rocket "Space": RD-253 rocket "Proton" , the RD-301 and more. Under the leadership of Glushko rocket engine developed a powerful low-boiling and high-boiling fuels used in the early stages and the second stages of the majority of all modern vehicle and many further combat missiles. In 1930, he proposed as components of fuel LRE nitric acid, solutions of nitrogen tetroxide in nitric acid, tetranitromethane, hydrogen peroxide, perchloric acid, beryllium (hydrogen and oxygen), beryllium powder, developed and profiled insulation nozzle combustor zirconia. In 1931, proposed chemical ignition and hypergolic fuel rocket engine gimbal for rocket flight control. In 1931-33 he developed the units for supplying fuel to the rocket engine-Piston, turbopump with centrifugal pumps and more. Gold Medal. KE Tsiolkovsky Academy of Sciences of the USSR(1958), Diploma them. Fields Tissandier(FAI). Member of the International Academy of Astronautics(1976). The deputy of the USSR Supreme Council of 7-11 convocations, Lenin Prize(1957), USSR State Prize(1967, 1984). Awarded 5 orders of Lenin, Order of October Revolution, Order of Red Banner of Labor and medals. Honorary Citizen of Odessa, Kaluga, Elista and others. A bronze bust and a plaque installed in Odessa.[redacted bio courtesy of Encyclopedia of astronautics, publishing house "Soviet Encyclopedia" 1985]