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

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 Springer fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by the Soviet Union, in the 1st ed. 2016, XIII, 321 p. study and exploration of space. The chapters shed light on the space program that was at that 1st 257 illus., 147 illus. in color. time a prime outlet for the Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. Interkosmos was a edition highly publicized Russian space program that rapidly became a significant propaganda tool for the Soviet Union in the waning years of communism. Billed as an international “research- cosmonaut” imperative, it was also a high-profile means of displaying solidarity with the nine Printed book participating Eastern bloc countries. Those countries contributed pilots who were trained in Softcover Moscow for week-long “guest” missions on orbiting Salyut stations. They did a little subsidiary Printed book science and were permitted only the most basic mechanical maneuvers. In this enthralling new book, and following extensive international research, the authors fully explore the background, Softcover accomplishments and political legacy of the Interkosmos program. Through personal and often ISBN 978-3-319-24161-6 highly revealing interviews with many of the participants they relate the very human story $ 49,99 behind this extraordinary but controversial space venture.. Available

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