{"product_id":"the-rocket-men-rex-hall-9781852333911","title":"The Rocket Men: Vostok \u0026 Voskhod. the First Soviet Manned Spaceflights","description":"In \u003cb\u003eThe Rocket Men\u003c\/b\u003e authors Rex Hall and Dave Shayler review this Soviet demonstration of technological progress from both the developmental and operational aspects which were clouded in secrecy and in direct contrast to the high profile American programme.\u003cbr\u003eAs the one-man Mercury spacecraft gave way to the two-man series on the American road to the Moon with Apollo, the multi-crewed Voskhod series which followed the single-seat Vostok was expected to compete with the Gemini programme. By developing the experience and techniques required to send cosmonauts to the Moon the series was planned as a stepping stone to the Soyuz and Zond lunar programmes then under development which would race Apollo to the Moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Hall, Shayler David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185233391X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781852333911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.52w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 707","brand":"Rex Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939011395839,"sku":"9781852333911","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_30b63a6e-4874-4e62-b43b-cf04272ecdbf.jpg?v=1681438973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rocket-men-rex-hall-9781852333911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}