Valentin P. Glushko
contributorEngineering & Vehicle Design
Soviet propulsion designer whose organizations developed engines for early ballistic missiles, the R-7 launch family, and later Energia.
- Primary role
- Soviet rocket-engine chief designer
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Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Glushko led liquid-rocket-engine development used across Soviet launch systems and later directed the combined organization responsible for Energia and Buran.
His propulsion work underpinned the launch family that carried Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz, while his program conflicts also shaped the Soviet lunar effort.
Valentin P. Glushko’s archive record spans Rocket engineer, Chief designer, NPO Energia director through work connected with GDL, OKB-456, NPO Energia. The linked record places that work within R-7, Vostok, Voskhod, Soyuz, Energia-Buran.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- Rocket engineer
- Chief designer
- NPO Energia director
Organizations
Programs
- R-7
- Vostok
- Voskhod
- Soyuz
- Energia-Buran
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- R-7Spaceflight program
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- VostokSpaceflight program
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- VoskhodSpaceflight program
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- SoyuzSpaceflight program
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- Energia-BuranSpaceflight program
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- August 10, 2026
- Information current through
- August 10, 2026