Soviets in Space: Russia's Cosmonauts and the Space Frontier (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789146325)

A beautifully illustrated history of the Soviet Union's leading role in the space race.

In this deeply researched chronology, Colin Burgess describes the then Soviet Union's extraordinary success in the pioneering years of space exploration. Within a decade, the Soviets not only launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, but they also were the first to send an animal and a human being into Earth orbit. In the years that followed, their groundbreaking missions sent a woman into space, launched a three-man spacecraft, and included the first person to walk in space. Six decades on from the historic spaceflight of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Burgess guides us through the amazing achievements of Russia's spaceflight program through to the present day, introducing the men and women who have flown the missions that drive us to delve ever deeper into the wonders and complexities of the cosmos.

Author: Colin Burgess
ISBN-10: 1789146321
ISBN-13: 9781789146325
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2022
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.53h x 6.20w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/30/2022