Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program (Springer Praxis Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319241613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 321 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Since that time he has had twenty-three non-fiction books published in Australia and overseas, which includes three co-authored books for Springer-Praxis. With only a few exceptions, all of his published books within the last fifteen years have been on spaceflight. Since 2003 Colin has been the series editor and sometimes author for the Outward Odyssey series of twelve books fo
"Although the Interkosmos project could be written-off as just a" according to Dominic Phelan. The Interkosmos project can often be written-off as a Cold War-era political stunt but this new book shows these missions can be seen as more than just stereotypical Communist hero worship. Many of the guest cosmonauts realised they were being used and their fate on returning home is often fascinating to read. Authors Colin Burgess and Bert Vis are to be commended for bringing their stories back from a post-communist 'memory hole'.
Through personal and often highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they relate the very human story behind this extraordinary but controversial space venture. This book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which was formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the study and exploration of space. Interkosmos was a highly publicized Russian space program that rapidly became a significant propaganda tool for the Soviet Union in the waning years of communism. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for the Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. Billed as an international “research-cosmonaut” imp
Through personal and often highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they relate the very human story behind this extraordinary but controversial space venture. From the Back CoverThis book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which was formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the study and exploration of space. Billed as an international “research-cosmonaut” imperative, it was also a high-profile means of displaying solidarity with the nine participating Eastern bloc countries. Those countries contributed pilots who were trained in Moscow for week-long “guest” missions on orbiting Salyut stations. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for the Soviet Uni