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SOVIET AND RUSSIAN LUNAR EXPLORATION
COMPARISONS OF THE SOVIET AND AMERICAN LUNAR QUEST |
| By: |
Brian Harvey, David J. Shayler |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£32.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0387218963 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780387218960 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
18 December, 2006 |
| Series: |
Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration |
| Pages: |
340 |
| Description: |
This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. It concludes that political mismanagement rather than technology prevented the Soviet Union from landing cosmonauts on the moon. |
| Synopsis: |
This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. Brian Harvey describes the techniques devised by the USSR for lunar landing, from the LK lunar module to the LOK lunar orbiter and versions tested in Earth's orbit. He asks whether these systems would have worked and examines how well they were tested. He concludes that political mismanagement rather than technology prevented the Soviet Union from landing cosmonauts on the moon. The book is well timed for the return to the moon by the United States and the first missions there by China and India. |
| Illustrations: |
124 black & white illustrations, biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |