6%
off
off
The Rocket Men : Vostok & Voskhod. The First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Free delivery worldwide
Available. Expected delivery to the United States in 10-13 business days.
Not ordering to the United States? Click here.
Description
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.
show more
show more
Product details
- Paperback | 326 pages
- 155 x 235 x 19.3mm | 730g
- 01 Jun 2001
- Springer London Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- English
- 2001 ed.
- XXXII, 326 p.
- 185233391X
- 9781852333911
- 1,099,320
Other books in this series
The Heliosphere through the Solar Activity Cycle
04 Dec 2007
Hardback
US$136.84 US$179.99
Save US$43.15
Table of contents
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.
show more
show more
