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Interkosmos :

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9783319241630

3319241613

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Interkosmos :

[Book]

the Eastern Bloc's early space program /

Colin Burgess, Bert Vis.

1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) :

illustrations (some color).

Springer Praxis Books

Includes bibliographical references and index

History and Development of the Interkosmos program -- First to fly: Czechoslovakia's cosmonaut -- From Poland to Salyut-6 -- Sigmund Jähn and Soyuz-30 -- Bulgaria in space -- Hungary joins the space club. -- A Vietnamese cosmonaut. -- The Soviet Cuban Salyut mission -- From the steppes of Mongolia. -- Romania continues the program -- Beyond Interkosmos. -- Soviet-Indian mission. -- A Syrian researcher on Mir. -- Bulgaria's second flight. -- Afghanistan's cosmonaut-researcher. -- Chrétien in space again. -- The Interkosmos program. -- Appendices. -- About the authors. -- Index

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This book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which℗lwas formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the℗lSoviet Union,℗lin the study and exploration of space. The℗lchapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for℗lthe Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. Interkosmos℗lwas a highly publicized Russian space program℗lthat rapidly became a significant propaganda tool for the Soviet℗lUnion in the waning years of communism. Billed as an international℗lĺlresearch-cosmonautĺl imperative, it was also a high-profile means of℗ldisplaying solidarity with the nine participating Eastern bloc countries.℗lThose countries contributed pilots who were trained in Moscow for℗lweek-long ĺlguestĺl missions on orbiting Salyut stations. They did a little℗lsubsidiary science and were permitted only the most basic mechanical℗lmaneuvers. In this enthralling new book, and following extensive international℗lresearch, the authors fully explore the background, accomplishments℗land political legacy of the Interkosmos program. Through personal and℗loften highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they℗lrelate the very human story behind this extraordinary but controversial℗lspace venture

9783319241616

Aerospace engineering.

Astronautics-- History.

Astronautics.

Astronomy.

History.

Space sciences.

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

History of Science.

Popular Science in Astronomy.

Popular Science.

JNF051040

SCI004000

WNX

Burgess, Colin,1947-

Vis, Bert

Ohio Library and Information Network.

20160422035544.8

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