This remarkable book is a unique insight into the people involved in the development of the Salyut space station and the crews assigned to operate it. It describes the rotation between the crews, analyses the decision to send the back-up crew on Soyuz 11 and recounts the intrigues and difficult relationships between all the personalities involved - politicians, CKBEM managers, designers, generals and cosmonauts. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English and the longest manned space mission of the time is described before Grujica Ivanovich gives a unique summary of the most tragic day in the Soviet/Russian manned space program. An investigation into thecause of the tragic deaths of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts precedes a description of the post-Salyut era, showing how the legacy of the first space station has survived for decades. Gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time INDICE: From Almaz to Salyut.- Crews of DOS-1.- Salyut in Space.- Drama ofGranites.- The Mutiny on Cosmodrome.- Cosmonauts.- Aboard the Space Station.-The Fire.- Farewell to Salyut.- Return of Dead Cosmonauts.- Investigation.- Post-Salyut Era.- Memories.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-73585-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés