Rockets and People Volume I (NASA History Series. NASA SP-2005-4110) (Paperback)

Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program, but few Westerners have read direct first-hand accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian accomplishments in exploring space. The memoir of academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian, fills that gap. Chertok began his career as an electrician in 1930 at an aviation factory near Moscow. Thirty years later, he was deputy to the founding figure of the Soviet space program, the mysterious "Chief Designer" Sergey Korolev. Chertok's 60-year-long career and the many successes and failures of the Soviet space program constitute the core of his memoirs, Rockets and People. In these writings, spread over four volumes (volumes two through four are forthcoming), academician Chertok not only describes and remembers, but also elicits and extracts profound insights from an epic story about a society's quest to explore the cosmos. This book was edited by Asif Siddiqi, a historian of Russian space exploration, and General Tom Stafford contributed a foreword touching upon his significant work with the Russians on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Overall, this book is an engaging read while also contributing much new material to the literature about the Soviet space program.

General

Imprint:	Books Express Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Boris Chertok
Introduction by:	Asif A Siddiqi
Authors:	Nasa History Office
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-78039-831-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-78039-831-X
Barcode:	9781780398310

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