Putin reportedly invoked the legacy of Korolev, the engineer behind Yuri Gagarin's historic 1961 spaceflight, to highlight the rarity of people like Musk. TASS quoted Putin as saying: "Such people ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. The comments came as ...

Putin compared Musk to the late Soviet rocket pioneer, Sergei Korolev. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as an outstanding individual for his work in space travel on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Elon Musk, comparing him to Sergei Korolev, the chief engineer behind the Soviet Union's space success in the ...

But they all materialised," he added. Mr Korolev, who died in 1966, was the lead rocket engineer and designer for USSR's satellites and rockets during the space race with the US in the 1950s and ...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. The comments ...

Putin Praises Elon Musk, Compares Him to Father of Soviet Space Program MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Elon Musk, comparing him to Sergei Korolev ...