Tsiolkovsky

[ tsyawl-kawf-skee, -kof-; Russian tsuhl-kawf-skyee ]

noun

1. Kon·stan·tin E·du·ar·do·vich [kon, -st, uh, n-teen ed-, wahr, -d, uh, -vich, k, uh, n-stuhn-, tyeen, e-doo-, ahr, -d, uh, -vyich], 1857–1935, Russian inventor and rocket expert.

Example Sentences

Top managers of several companies involved in the project were convicted on charges of embezzling state funds, and the mayor of the town of Tsiolkovsky, where spaceport workers live, was also convicted of fraud.

From Seattle Times

During his appearance, Musk praised Russian scientists Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Sergei Korolev, the architect of the Soviet space program.

From Washington Post

Analysis of how the pictures displayed change over time shows it almost always features images of the Soviet space heroes Yuri Gagarin, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Sergei Korolev, as well as Russian Orthodox icons.

From Salon

In the Zvezda module, Orthodox icons and pictures of space heroes like Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Gagarin create a sense of belonging and connection to home.

From The Guardian

“We cannot lie in the cradle of Earth forever,” Bao Weimin, a senior director at the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said on state television recently, paraphrasing a Soviet rocket scientist, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

From New York Times