ЕГЭ 26-31 Вариант 10

Russia in space

Some of the greatest and most prominent inventions in the quest to explore space have a Russian connection. The father of theoretical astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, was a Soviet. His works have been an inspiration to __________ (LEAD) Russian rocket engineers Valentin Glushko and Sergev Korolyov.

Soviet _________ (SCIENCE) paved the way to the well-known success of the Russian space program. Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, was launched in 1957.

On April 12, 1957, Yury Gagarin ___________ (SUCCESS) made the first human trip to space.

Since then, many other Russian and Soviet records in space _____________ (EXPLORE) followed.

Even now, Russia continues to be the ______________ (LEAD) in satellite launching.

It is also the sole transport provider for space ___________ (TOUR). Other Soviet contributions to the development of space flights include the invention of space food, space suits, human spaceflight, and human space orbit.