Yuri Kondratyuk<\/a>. He laundered his identity using the identity of a dead man who had no counter-revolutionary forces. Reborn as Yuri Kondratyuk, he self-published the book ‘Conquest of Interplanetary Space’ that he wrote during World War I. This book contained two very important concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFirst is the swing-by. The swing-by is a method of navigating to a destination by entering the gravity of a celestial body and then escaping with tremendous speed. This gravitational assist is now a very commonly used method of space exploration. This concept was first proposed by Yuri Kondratyuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second important concept is the method for humans to go to the moon. This was explained in detail earlier. It’s amazing that he wrote this book on the battlefield. But what’s even more impressive is that he wrote this book with a single-minded passion for exploring the stars, even in the extreme environment of the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the late 1920s, he was forced to labor at a place called Sharashka by the Soviet government. This place was a prison exclusively for intellectuals where scientists and engineers were gathered to undertake national projects. He was assigned to a wind power project where he met Sergey Korolev. Sergey Korolev would later become the responsible engineer for the Soviet space rocket project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he ultimately refused Sergey Korolev’s proposal. The reason was that he had laundered his identity by stealing the name of a dead man. If this fact was discovered by the Soviet government, he would be executed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, he died during the war. Although he had a genius intellect, he was sacrificed due to political circumstances, suffered through war, and was finally imprisoned. He lived an unfair life, but his passion for space had a great influence on mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 20 years later, John Cornelius Houbolt participated in the Apollo program, researching ways to land a rocket on the moon. He advocated for the realization of the idea proposed by Yuri Kondratyuk. Thanks to this, Apollo 12 succeeded in manned lunar exploration and all crew members safely returned to become the heroes of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the successful mission of Apollo 11, Armstrong visited the birthplace of Kondratyuk in Ukraine. He paid his respects to Kondratyuk with the utmost courtesy and asked the leaders of the Soviet Union to honor his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yuri Kondratyuk was a genius who first devised the swing-by and lunar exploration method. His passion for space continues to have a big impact on space science today. He left us with this lesson: “No matter how harsh the environment, if you do not let go of your passionate field and devote yourself to the end, you can definitely achieve a brilliant achievement.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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