The Soviet Space Program, 9780764355394
Hardcover
From V-2 rockets to Sputnik: The untold story of early Soviet space.

The Soviet Space Program

first steps: 1941–1953

$59.06

  • Hardcover

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2018

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Summary

From V-2s to Sputnik: The Genesis of the Soviet Space Program

This concise history, the first volume in a new series on the Soviet space program, features many rare photographs, diagrams, and charts.

When Soviet rocket experts examined the first Nazi V-2s in early 1945, they immediately realized that their own technology lagged behind the Germans. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 clarified the path forward: developing a Soviet atomic bomb and a mi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780764355394
ISBN-10:0764355392
Series:The Soviets in Space Series
Author:Eberhard Rödel
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:28 July 2018
Weight:680g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Eberhard Rödel

Eberhard Rödel is a specialist in the history of Russian spaceflight. He maintains good contacts in the Russian spaceflight scene.

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