Russia 2 Roubles 2007 150th Ann. Birth of Tsiolkovsky - Silver / Proof

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) – the scientist and inventor, founder of the modern cosmonautics. For the fi rst time he grounded possibility of employing jet vehicles for space travel, outlined the ways for developing the cosmonautics and rocket production. Technical ideas of Tsiolkovsky are applied in creating the space rocket technique.