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Colin Burgess, Bert Vis Interkosmos The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program Series: Space Exploration

Addresses an often overlooked chapter that sheds light on how Cold War coalitions influenced spaceflight history Based on archival research from participating countries, including the People’ s Republic of Bulgaria (PRB), the Hungarian People’s Republic (HPR), the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Cuba, the Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR), the Polish People’s Republic (PPR), the Socialist Republic of Romania, Czechoslovakia and the USSR Contains complete details of all manned Interkosmos missions with he participation of "guest cosmonauts" This book focuses on the Interkosmos program, which was formed in 1967, marking a 1st ed. 2016, XIII, 321 p. 257 illus., 147 fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the illus. in color. study and exploration of space. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet for the Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. Interkosmos was a Printed book highly publicized Russian space program that rapidly became a significant propaganda tool for Softcover the Soviet Union in the waning years of communism. Billed as an international “research- 39,99 € | £34.99 | $49.99 cosmonaut” imperative, it was also a high-profile means of displaying solidarity with the nine [1]42,79 € (D) | 43,99 € (A) | CHF participating Eastern bloc countries. Those countries contributed pilots who were trained in 47,50 Moscow for week-long “guest” missions on orbiting Salyut stations. They did a little subsidiary science and were permitted only the most basic mechanical maneuvers. In this enthralling new eBook book, and following extensive international research, the authors fully explore the background, 32,09 € | £27.99 | $39.99 accomplishments and political legacy of the Interkosmos program. Through personal and often [2] 32,09 € (D) | 32,09 € (A) | CHF highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they relate the very human story 38,00 behind this extraordinary but controversial space venture.. Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy Error[en_EN | Export.Bookseller. MediumType | SE]

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