Screen LibraryThe first Soviet cosmonaut team：their lives, legacy, and historical impact
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New York Springer Published in association with Praxis Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin Chichester, UK |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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| Carrier Form: | xxxviii, 396 p.: ill., ports. ; 15 cm. |
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9780387848235 (softcover : alk. paper) 0387848231 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K835 |
| CLC: | K835.126.14 |
| Call Number: | K835.126.14/B955 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Sparking the space age -- A few good Soviet men -- Russia's future spacemen -- Training days -- "Poyekhali!" : a man in space -- Vostok flights continue -- The "missing" cosmonauts : rumour and reality -- First woman of space -- A tragedy, and Gagarin's final flight -- Pushing the limits -- Orbits of co-operation and the end of an era. |