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The Rocket Men: Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights (Springer-Praxis Books) (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

The Rocket Men: Vostok and Voskhod, the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights (Springer-Praxis Books) (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
By Rex Hall, David J. Shayler

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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.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #844300 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-04-10
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 350 pages

Editorial Reviews

New Scientist, August 2001
Rocket Men provides another insight into what still tends to be the unrecognized pioneering nation of space flight.