The gird-x rocket, the ussr's first liquid-propellant rocket, prior to it's launch on november 25, 1933, the rocket was developed by moscow's group of the state institute of rocket engines (russian abbreviation, gird) led by f,tsander who did not live to see the rocket launched as he died in march 1933, (standing from left): s, korolev, gird chief, senior engineer n, yefimov, engineer l, dushkin, team leader l, korneyev, engineer i, khovansky, (sitting from left) mechanic b, florov, designer l, kolbasina, mechanic k, fyodorov, senior engineer a, polyarny and mechanic t, kostin.