Russia in space : the failed frontier?
This comprehensive history of the Russian Soviet space programme, from its origins to the present, addresses the technical, political, historical, human and organisational issues and provides a balanced focus on manned and unmanned programmes.
Print Book,English, 2001
Praxis ; Springer, Chichester, UK, New York, 2001
History
xvii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781852332037, 1852332034
45103000
1. The Soviet space programme, 1921-1991
2. The manned frontier
3. The international frontier
4. The military frontier
5. The scientific frontier
6. The ground frontier
7. The rocket frontier
8. The rocket engine frontier
9. The design frontier
10. The commercial frontier
11. The failed frontier?
App. Russian space launchings, 1992-2000