Energiya-Buran

The Soviet Space Shuttle

AvBart Hendrickx,Bert Vis

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

The first comprehensive book on the Soviet Energia/Buran programme in English. Tells the fascinating story of the effort designed to keep up with the United States in the Cold War in space. Provides information never before published in the West that has become available in the past fifteen years.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-04
Mått:174 x 244 x 29 mm
Vikt:930 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Antal sidor:526
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387698489

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Rymdforskning inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "Historians Hendrickx and Vis offer a history of the Soviet space shuttle and its attached rocket, one of the most powerful ever built. ... This comprehensive history of the program, its technology, its designers, and its cosmonauts is an important contribution to the history of space technology, and is for those interested in space policy, engineering, systems, and history. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels." (A. M. Strauss, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (7), 2008) "Hendrickx and Vis begin with an overview of Soviet spaceplane research and development stretching back to rocketplane designs of the 1930s before moving on to describing the origins of Energiya and Buran themselves. ... Special note must also be made of the many excellent photos in this book, most of which have not been published in the West before. ... a vital addition to the literature on the USSR/Russian space programme, and Hendrickx and Vis are to be congratulated on a job very well done!" (Liftoff, Issue 248, November-December, 2008)

Innehållsförteckning

The roots of Buran.- The birth of Buran.- Systems and scenarios.- Organizations and infrastructure.- The Buran cosmonaut team.- Testing the hardware.- Buran in the spotlight.- Shattered dreams, new beginnings.- Beyond Buran.