Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program (Springer Praxis Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319241613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 321 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Billed as an international “research-cosmonaut” imperative, it was also a high-profile means of displaying solidarity with the nine participating Eastern bloc countries. Those countries contributed pilots who were trained in Moscow for week-long “guest” missions on orbiting Salyut stations. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for the Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. This book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which was formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the study and exploration of space. Through personal and often highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they rel
Since then, he has visited the GCTC once or twice per year and attended two launches at the Baykoinur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (in 1997 and 2011). Colin Burgess' first book ("The Diggers of Colditz") was published in 1985. . Two of his co-authored spaceflight books for this publisher, "Into That Silent Sea" and "In the Shadow of the Moon," were finalists for the 2007 Eugene M. Bert Vis has been following the manned space program since the first Apollo flight in 1968.
Dominic Phelan said Although the Interkosmos project could be written-off as just a. The Interkosmos project can often be written-off as a Cold War-era political stunt but this new book shows these missions can be seen as more than just stereotypical Communist hero worship. Many of the guest cosmonauts realised they were being used and their fate on
Billed as an international “research-cosmonaut” imperative, it was also a high-profile means of displaying solidarity with the nine participating Eastern bloc countries. Those countries contributed pilots who were trained in Moscow for week-long “guest” missions on orbiting Salyut stations. From the Back CoverThis book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which was formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the study and exploration of space. They did a little subsidiary science and were permitted only the most basic mechanical maneuvers.In this enthralling new book, and following extensive international research, the authors fully explore the background, accomplishments and political legacy of the Interkosmos program. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for the Soviet Union's aims