Russia's Cosmonauts - Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center (Paperback, 2005 ed.)

In many ways, other than getting men onto the surface of the Moon, the Russian space program was more successful than the American manned space program. Cosmonauts logged many more hours in space, were supported by a complex and extensive network of ground crews, and had state-of-the-art training facilities at the Gagarin Training Center, located at Zvezdny Gorodok (Star City) outside of Moscow and named after Yuri Gagarin (first Russian in space), which includes equipment for simulating missions aboard Soyuz and the Russian modules of the International Space Station. The Center also has a neutral buoyancy facility similar to that at the Marshall Space Flight Center. This is the first book to offer an inside look at the remarkable training and accomplishments of the Soviet Union's cosmonauts.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Springer Praxis Books
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Rex D. Hall • Shayler David • Bert Vis
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	386
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-21894-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-387-21894-7
Barcode:	9780387218946

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