Salyut - The First Space Station Triumph and Tragedy /

This remarkable book is a unique insight into the people involved in the development of the Salyut space station and the crews assigned to operate it. It describes the rotation between the crews, analyses the decision to send the back-up crew on Soyuz 11 and recounts the intrigues and difficult rela...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ivanovich, Grujica S. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Physics-Philosophy.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Almaz to Salyut
  • DOS-1 crews
  • Salyut in space
  • The drama of the Granites
  • Mutiny at the cosmodrome
  • Dobrovolskiy, Volkov and Patsayev
  • Home in orbit
  • Science and conflicts
  • The fire
  • Drawing away from the station
  • Cosmonauts dead on landing
  • Farewell
  • Thirteen seconds to eternity
  • The fall of the Chief Designer
  • Memories.

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