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Cold war space sleuths : the untold secrets of the Soviet Space program /

Cold War Space Sleuths reads like a Cold War espionage novel, but the reality of the story about the dedicated amateur observers bent on finding out about Soviet spaceflight during the Cold War is just as exciting and absorbing. Told in the sleuth's own words, each chapter unfolds a piece of th...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Phelan, Dominic, 1972-
Published: Springer ; Praxis Publishing,
Publisher Address: New York, NY : Chichester :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Subjects:
Astronautics > Soviet Union > History.
Space race > History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
Astronautics.
Space race.
Soviet Union.
Engineering.
Astronomy.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
Security Science and Technology.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3052-0
Summary: Cold War Space Sleuths reads like a Cold War espionage novel, but the reality of the story about the dedicated amateur observers bent on finding out about Soviet spaceflight during the Cold War is just as exciting and absorbing. Told in the sleuth's own words, each chapter unfolds a piece of the hidden history of what was happening behind the Iron Curtain.Coming from all over the world, including Russia itself, the amateur spies give first-hand accounts of often-forgotten aspects of the Cold War space race. Amongst others, their stories include:- the history of the Kettering Group;- looking inside the Russian archives;- unsolved mysteries, such as why cosmonauts were airbrushed out of the official archives;- reading between the lines of the Soviet media;- the impact of Gorbachev's glasnost on sleuthing;- new research, including chapters by James Oberg, Asif Siddiqi, and Bart Hendrickx.
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource : ill.
ISBN: 9781461430520 (electronic bk.)
1461430526 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: TL789
CLC: V4
Contents: Space sleuths and their 'scoops' /
Hidden in plain view /
The satellite trackers /
Cosmonauts who weren't there /
The view from Paris /
Orbital elements of surprise /
Adventures in Star City /
Russian-language sleuthing /
People and archives /
Urban cosmonauts and space historians /

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