Salyut - The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy

Salyut - The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy
ISBN-10
0387739734
ISBN-13
9780387739731
Category
Science
Pages
426
Language
English
Published
2008-10-22
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Grujica S. Ivanovich

Description

This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details for the first time the people involved and the crews assigned to operate the first space station Salyut. The book portrays the selection of the crews, dramatic flights and tragedy of Soyuz 11. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English. The book relates discussions between the key personnel, and investigates the causes of the tragedy. The book ends with memories of all those affected by the DOS program and the tragedy of Soyuz 11 and looks forward to a continuation of the historic mission of Salyut.

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