Fridrikh Tsander Notes

A highly gifted and original rocket scientist, Tsander designed the first Soviet rocket propelled by liquid fuel, the GIRD-X, which was launched November 25, 1933. The rocket flew to an altitude of 246-262 feet.

Tsander was fascinated with space travel. Born in Latvia, he was a devoted student of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, one of the three prime pioneers of rocket science. As a high school student in Riga, Tsander had been exposed to the ideas of Tsiolkovsky in high school and he became fanatical about space travel. A lifetime slogan was "Forward to Mars!" Apparently he got the Soviet leader Lenin interested in the subject at a meeting of inventors in Moscow in 1920. During a speech delivered at the Great Physics Auditorium at the Institute of Moscow on October 4, 1924, Tsander was asked why he wanted to go to the planet Mars. He responded: "Because it has an atmosphere and ability to support life. Mars is also considered a red star and this is the emblem of our great Soviet Army."

Fridrikh Tsander	Official Cosmic Record
YEAR	TEAM	POS	BA	AB	H	HR	RBI
1997	Ionians	if	.255	231	59	9	25
Total 1 Season	Batting
KEY POS-Position; BA-Batting Average;AB-At Bats; H-Hits; HR-Homeruns; RBI- Runs Batted In