Soyuz a universal spacecraft
Rex Hall and Dave Shayler provide a unique history of the Soyuz spacecraft programme from conception, through development to its use, detailed in the only English language book available on this topic. Planned for publication in 2003, it will celebrate 40 years since the original concept of the Soyuz craft.
XXXVI, 459 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm
9781852336578, 1852336579
248722480
Foreword.- Author's Introduction.- Preface: Into Space on Soyuz.- Origins.- Early Soyuz.- First Flights.- The Lunar Adventure.- Return to Flight.- Soyuz to Salyut.- Solo Soyuz.- 3-Person Upgrade.- Space Freighter.- Soyuz for ISS.- Cosmonaut Training.- Unmanned Applications.- Appendices.- Glossary.- References.- Bibliography.- Index.
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