Overview
- This book is the first known work in the west dedicated to revealing the full story of the Vostok series, and our first fledgling steps off our planet
- Publication planned for April 2001 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Gagarin's historic flight
- Includes the full story of the men and women who trained for these missions, some of whom never flew
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Keywords
- First spacewalk
- Soviet politics/history
- Space Technology
- Space race
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rocket Men
Book Subtitle: Vostok & Voskhod. The First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Authors: Rex Hall, Shayler David
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-391-1Published: 10 April 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 326
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK