Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration

Little is known of Soviet and Russian lunar exploration although, in fact, the Soviet Union/Russia: Sent the first spaceships past the moon, the first to hit the moon and the first to circle the moon Was first to soft land on and orbit the moon Was first to send a spaceship around the moon and recov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harvey, Brian (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Origins of the Soviet lunar programme
  • The first moon probes
  • Planning the lunar landing
  • The soft- landers and orbiters
  • The first cosmonauts to the moon
  • Around the moon
  • Samplers, rovers and orbiters
  • Return to the moon
  • List of all Soviet moon probes (and related missions)
  • Bibliographical note and bibliography.

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