The Rocket Men : Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights-New Pb

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Book Title
The Rocket Men : Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spa
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ISBN
9781852333911
Subject Area
Science, History
Publication Name
Rocket Men : Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Publisher
Springer London, The Limited
Item Length
9.3 in
Subject
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Publication Year
2001
Series
Springer Praxis Bks.
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Author
David J. Shayler, Rex Hall
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
Xxxii, 326 Pages
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Publisher
Springer London, The Limited
ISBN-10
185233391X
ISBN-13
9781852333911
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038482293

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
Xxxii, 326 Pages
Publication Name
Rocket Men : Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Language
English
Subject
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Author
David J. Shayler, Rex Hall
Subject Area
Science, History
Series
Springer Praxis Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-018373
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
629.45/00947
Table Of Content
Foreword.- Author's Introduction.- Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Part 1. Infrastructure: Origins. Chief Designers. Cosmodrome.- Part 2. Preparations: Cosmonauts. Spacecraft Design, Construction & Testing.- Part 3. Vostok Operations: Vostok 2 - 24 Hours in Orbit. Vostok 3 & 4 - The First Group Flight. Vostok 5 & 6 - A New Record and the 1st Woman in Space.- Part 4. Voskod Operations: Voskhod 1 - First Multi Crew Spaceflight. Voskhod 2 - First Space Walk.- Part 5. Legacy of Vostok: Spy Satellites. Life Sciences. Results and Findings.- Appendices.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- References.
Synopsis
This book is the first known work in the west dedicated to revealing the full story of the Vostok space missions, and the first fledgling steps off our planet. In Leaving the Planet authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress. The text examines both the developmental and operational aspects of the missions, which at the time were clouded in secrecy. This fascinating and important text features a significant amount of new material on the spacecraft, as well as the history, design and development of the launch vehicle. It also includes the full story of the men and women who trained for these missions, some of whom never flew., In The Rocket Men authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress from both the developmental and operational aspects which were clouded in secrecy and in direct contrast to the high profile American programme. As the one-man Mercury spacecraft gave way to the two-man series on the American road to the Moon with Apollo, the multi-crewed Voskhod series which followed the single-seat Vostok was expected to compete with the Gemini programme. By developing the experience and techniques required to send cosmonauts to the Moon the series was planned as a stepping stone to the Soyuz and Zond lunar programmes then under development which would race Apollo to the Moon.
LC Classification Number
QB4-4.9

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