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Salyut – The First Space Station: Triumph and Tragedy 2008th Edition
Author(s): Grujica S. Ivanovich (Author)
- Publisher: Praxis
- Publication Date: 7 July 2008
- Edition: 2008th
- Language: English
- Print length: 454 pages
- ISBN-10: 0387735852
- ISBN-13: 9780387735856
Book Description
This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details for the first time the people involved and the crews assigned to operate the first space station Salyut. The book portrays the selection of the crews, dramatic flights and tragedy of Soyuz 11. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English. The book relates discussions between the key personnel, and investigates the causes of the tragedy. The book ends with memories of all those affected by the DOS program and the tragedy of Soyuz 11 and looks forward to a continuation of the historic mission of Salyut.
Editorial Reviews
Review
From the reviews:
“This work chronicles the history of the first space station, Salyut 1, which was built by the former Soviet Union and launched unmanned in April 1971. … The author also discusses the interactions between the space agency and the Kremlin in Moscow as well as other interpersonal rivalries. The book includes many excellent half-tone photographs, biographies of the cosmonauts, and a glossary. Summing Up: Recommended. Public, general, and undergraduate libraries, all levels.” (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 46 (5), January, 2009)
