Korolev, (Russian: Самарский национальный исследовательский университет имени академика С. П. Королёва) is a public university located in Samara, Russia.

[citation needed] In 1957 Kuai began active development of space technology and the training of qualified specialists in this field.

Employees of the Institute participated in the development of rocket, in particular, in the development of carrier rockets Soyuz, "Lightning" and "East" and "Peace" in preparation for space programs at the space station.

C 1956 Institute of management was taken over by the Hero of Socialist Labor, Professor VP Lukachёva that helped the university to go to the national level.

[citation needed] After the departure of VP Lukachёva in 1988, the new rector of Kuai was the future academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Pavlovich Shorin, but already in 1990 it was replaced by the new rector of Samara State Aerospace University Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Soifer.