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Salyut - The First Space Station Triumph and Tragedy

The first two chapters provide the history of the first Soviet space station projects Almaz, Soyuz-R, MKS and DOS from 1964 to1970 and cover the selection of DOS-1 crews in 1971, their training and crew rotations. Chapter 3 launches the Salyut space station with its first crew to occupy the first sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ivanovich, Grujica S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Praxis 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Space Exploration
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology And Astronautics
Astronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Physics / Philosophy
Philosophical Foundations Of Physics And Astronomy
Astronomy
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • From Almaz to Salyut
  • DOS-1 crews
  • Salyut in space
  • The drama of the Granites
  • Mutiny at the cosmodrome
  • Dobrovolskiy, Volkov and Patsayev
  • Home in orbit
  • Science and conflicts
  • The fire
  • Drawing away from the station
  • Cosmonauts dead on landing
  • Farewell
  • Thirteen seconds to eternity
  • The fall of the Chief Designer
  • Memories

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