Overview
- Details accurately the birth in the 1950s and rebirth in modern times of the Soyuz launcher and its use by Russia and many other nations
- Also recounts the accomplishments with nearly 300 images, 100 of them in color
- Describes the great lengths the Soviets took in order to hide the details of their rockets from the West
- Chronicles the recent cooperative space endeavors of the United States, Europe and Russia
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Soyuz in the East
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Front Matter
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Soyuz in the West
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This remarkable book gives a complete and accurate description of the two lives of Soyuz, chronicling the recent cooperative space endeavors of Europe and Russia. The book is presented in two parts: Christian Lardier chronicles the “first life” in Russia while Stefan Barensky explores its “second life,” covering Starsem, the Franco-Russian company and implementation of technology for the French Guiana Space Agency by ESA. Part One has been developed from Russian sources, providing a descriptive approach to very technical issues. The second part of the book tells the contemporary story of the second life of Soyuz, gathered from Western sources and interviews with key protagonists.
“The Soyuz Launch Vehicle” is a detailed description of a formidable human adventure, with its political, technical, and commercial ramifications. At a time when a new order was taking shape in the space sector, the players being the United States, Russia, Europe and Asia, and when economic difficulties sometimes made it tempting to give up, this book reminds us that in the global sector, nothing is impossible.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Born in 1965, Stefan Barensky is a professional science and technology writer. He has been reporting on space technologies and industries since 1991 as an editor for multiple French and international space, trade, and political publications such as “Science & Vie,” “Interavia,” “Air & Cosmos,” “Aero Defense News,” and “European Voice.” A former space transportation analyst at Euroconsult and Launchspace, and editor-in-chief of the Orbital Launcher Report monthly newsletter, he also witnessed the gradual Westernizing of Soyuz from the inside as an editorial consultant to Aerospatiale (now Astrium), Arianespace, CNES, ESA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Soyuz Launch Vehicle
Book Subtitle: The Two Lives of an Engineering Triumph
Authors: Christian Lardier, Stefan Barensky
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5459-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5458-8Published: 12 March 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5459-5Published: 12 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 500
Number of Illustrations: 122 b/w illustrations, 111 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Popular Science, general, Popular Science in Astronomy