As soon as people began to get used to the idea that airplanes were created to serve humanity, that iron birds are not a myth, not a fairy tale, but a reality, practical astronautics began to develop! The possibility of flying into space, working in zero gravity, creating spaceships and artificial Earth satellites still seems amazing. One can only imagine how unusual this seemed to people in the 50s and 60s of the last century. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev is a great designer who managed to make the wildest dreams of mankind come true. Thanks to his talent and perseverance, a huge breakthrough in science was made. However, achieving this was not at all easy. In this book you will read about how Korolev achieved his goals, what he was worried about, who helped him and followed him. About how Sergei Pavlovich became fascinated by the sky, who he loved, how he survived in prison and did not lose hope for a bright future. About what the life of this unique person was like.