Konstantin Tsiolkovsky | Vibepedia

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight. Tsiolkovsky's works later inspired Wernher von Braun and leading Soviet rocket engineers Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, who contributed to the success of the Soviet space program. He spent most of his life in a log house on the outskirts of Kaluga, about 200 km southwest of Moscow. Tsiolkovsky's unusual habits made him appear eccentric to his fellow townsfolk. Tsiolkovsky was influenced by other notable scientists, such as Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard.