| Description |
xiii, 272 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The legend and the record -- 2. Tsiolkovsky's legacy -- 3. Interplanetary communications -- 4. GIRD and G.D.L. -- 5. The men of GIRD -- 6. Prelude to Sputnik -- 7. Sputnik -- 8. Genealogy -- 9. Earth satellites -- 10. Lunar and planetary probes -- 11. The cosmonauts -- 12. The flights and the walk -- 13. Baikonur -- 13. A decade of accomplishments -- 14. A decade of accomplishments -- 15. A projection of Soviet space activities -- 16. Epilogue: perspectives -- Appendices -- A. Space launches (1957-1969) -- B. A comparison - the first ten years (1957-1967) -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This is the first comprehensive book to be written about Soviet involvement in space. Beginning with early Russian pioneering efforts, the author traces the development of the Soviet space programme through Tsiolovsky's visionary ideas to their fulfilment today. Soviet rocket boosters, satellites, spacecraft and launch facilities are describes in detail. Illustrated throughout with many photographs and diagrams, the book contains charts and tables for easy comparisons between US and Soviet records. For anyone interested in space activity, Soviet Rocketry will prove as readable as it is authoritative. (Inside cover) |
| Notes |
Astronautics. Russia, 1957-1969 (BNB/PRECIS) |
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Originally published, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970 |
| Bibliography |
bibl pages 263-264 |
| Subject |
Astronautics -- Soviet Union.
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Astronautics.
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Rocketry -- Soviet Union.
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Rocketry.
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Space flight.
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| ISBN |
071535308X |
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