Thread: Today is 100-th anniversary of Sergey Korolyev

Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov is a Soviet rocket constructor and engineer, whom Russia is obliged for its space and military rocket industry.
He constructed rockets that took the Sputnik, Laika and Gagarin to the orbit, rockets that delivered man made objets to Moon, Venus and Mars first. The father of the Russian rocket industry, which remains the best in the world up to these days.

Today is his 100-th birthday.


Yuri Gagarin (left) and Sergey Korolyov (right)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Korolyov

Какой прикольный парень. С сотым днем рождения! Да здравствуют русские ракеты.

Великий человек сделал Великое дело!

Да, есть же люди которыми можно гордиться!

Originally Posted by basurero

Какой прикольный парень.

Всё-таки в русском языке про людей более-менее солидного возраста (особенно про уважаемых) не говорят "парень". Вот про Гагарина так можно сказать.

Originally Posted by Ramil

Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov is a Soviet rocket constructor and engineer to whom Russia is obliged for its space and military rocket industry.
He constructed rockets that took _ Sputnik, Laika and Gagarin into orbit, rockets that delivered man made objects to the Moon, Venus and Mars for the first time. The father of the Russian rocket industry, which remains the best in the world up to these days.

Today is his 100-th birthday.

Thanks Ramil, I hadn't read about Sergei Korolyov before

You're welcome.


Moon is a proper noun, isn't it? Why the definite article? Why "to the Moon", but "to Mars"? And why sputnik goes without one, or is it a proper noon too?

I know that the word sputnik has migrated to English but the original russian word спутник means just a satellite, so I thought that this word would be a common noun in English.

Originally Posted by Ramil

You're welcome.


Moon is a proper noun, isn't it? Why the definite article? Why "to the Moon", but "to Mars"? And why sputnik goes without one, or is it a proper noon too?

I know that the word sputnik has migrated to English but the original russian word спутник means just a satellite, so I thought that this word would be a common noun in English.

In speech the Moon is not a proper noun, because if you say (verbally) I am going to Moon, people would ask: which moon?

In English, Sputnik was a specific project by the Russians. Usually it refers to the first satellite ever built by man. It doesn't simply mean "satellite" for us!

Interesting article!!!!

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

In speech the Moon is not a proper noun, because if you say (verbally) I am going to Moon, people would ask: which moon?

Do we have several Moons? I know that the word moon also refers to any moon orbiting any planet, but does that mean that our Moon doesn't have a proper name?
In Russian we can say "У этой планеты несколько лун" (л is in lower case, although we prefer to say "У этой планеты несколько спутников") but when we refer to the moon orbiting Earth we say Луна (starts from the capital letter). And by the way is it the Earth or just Earth?

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

In English, Sputnik was a specific project by the Russians. Usually it refers to the first satellite ever built by man. It doesn't simply mean "satellite" for us!

That will make it the Sputnik? Or am I wrong?

Всегда считал артикли самой дурацкой фишкой английского языка. Я наверное никогда не смогу с ними до конца разобраться...

Originally Posted by Basil77

Всегда считал артикли самой дурацкой фишкой английского языка. Я наверное никогда не смогу с ними до конца разобраться...

И не только английского.....

Originally Posted by Оля

И не только английского.....

Ну я просто на другие иностранные языки даже не замахиваюсь. Если я когда-нибудь осилю хотя бы английский до флюента, это и то для меня будет огромным достижением.

Originally Posted by Ramil

And by the way is it the Earth or just Earth?

It is commonly used both ways.
You can say
Earth, revolves around the sun.
The Earth revolves around the sun.
I am the strongest man on Earth!

Originally Posted by Ramil

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

In speech the Moon is not a proper noun, because if you say (verbally) I am going to Moon, people would ask: which moon?

Do we have several Moons? I know that the word moon also refers to any moon orbiting any planet, but does that mean that our Moon doesn't have a proper name?
In Russian we can say "У этой планеты несколько лун" (л is in lower case, although we prefer to say "У этой планеты несколько спутников") but when we refer to the moon orbiting Earth we say Луна (starts from the capital letter). And by the way is it the Earth or just Earth?

I guess in a sense Moon is not a proper name but a definite object. We say "the Moon" because there is only one moon you can go to. Hmpf... It's just the way it is! Stop asking intelligent questions!

Originally Posted by Ramil

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

In English, Sputnik was a specific project by the Russians. Usually it refers to the first satellite ever built by man. It doesn't simply mean "satellite" for us!

That will make it the Sputnik? Or am I wrong?

Hmm... I don't think so. It's the name of a satellite.

Sputnik was the first satellite built by man
The Russians launched Sputnik in 1957
I heart Sputnik! (a slogan for a space enthusiast group in the late 50's)
BUT: I worked on the Sputnik project (Sputnik here is a adjective)

If my still-not-very-good Russian has this right, they've successfully sent a Progress rocket named after Sergei Korolyov to the International Space Station. On board is a picture of Korolyov himself. That's neat

Here's the article:

http://www.vz.ru/news/2007/1/20/65116.html

Pretty cool, the "Progress" automatically docked itself, no need for human control!

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Pretty cool, the "Progress" automatically docked itself, no need for human control!

It's not a new feature. As far as I know,"Soyuz" can do this trick too.