The Rocket Men
Vostok & Voskhod. The First Soviet Manned Spaceflights
Published on 10. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXXII, 326 pages
978-1-85233-391-1 (ISBN)
Description
In
The Rocket Men
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.
As 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.
As 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.
More details
Series
Edition
2001 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Space enthusiasts
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXXII, 326 p.
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
542 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85233-391-1 (9781852333911)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Foreword.- Author's Introduction.- Acknowledgements.- Preface.-
Part 1. Infrastructure:
Origins. Chief Designers. Cosmodrome.-
Part 2. Preparations:
Cosmonauts. Spacecraft Design, Construction & Testing.-
Part 3. Vostok Operations:
Vostok 2 - 24 Hours in Orbit. Vostok 3 & 4 - The First Group Flight. Vostok 5 & 6 - A New Record and the 1st Woman in Space.-
Part 4. Voskod Operations:
Voskhod 1 - First Multi Crew Spaceflight. Voskhod 2 - First Space Walk.-
Part 5.
Legacy of Vostok:
Spy Satellites. Life Sciences. Results and Findings.- Appendices.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- References.