The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years: 1959-1976 (Reichl Eugen)(Pevná vazba)

The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years: 1959-1976 (Reichl Eugen)(Pevná vazba)

The N1 was the booster rocket for the Soviet manned moon program and was thus the direct counterpart of the Saturn V, the rocket that took American astronauts to the moon in 1969. Standing 345 feet tall, the N1 was the largest rocket ever built by the Soviets and was roughly the same height and

The Soviet Space Program: The N1, the Soviet Moon Rocket (Reichl Eugen)(Pevná vazba)

The N1 was the booster rocket for the Soviet manned moon program and was thus the direct counterpart of the Saturn V, the rocket that took American astronauts to the moon in 1969. Standing 345 feet tall, the N1 was the largest rocket ever built by the Soviets and was roughly the same height and

Soviet Space Dogs (Murray Damon)(Pevná vazba)

This book is dedicated to the Soviet Space Dogs, who played a crucial part in the Soviet Space program. These homeless dogs, plucked from the streets of Moscow, were selected because they fitted the program's criteria: weighing no more than 15 pounds, measuring no more than 14 inches in length,

Baikonur: Vestiges of the Soviet Space Program (Jonk)(Pevná vazba)

'The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but who wants to spend his life in a cradle?' Konstantin Tsiolkovsky The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was created by the Soviets in the 1950s. It was from Baikonur in 1988 that the first Soviet spaceplane, Buran, was launched, in response to the United

The Artemis Lunar Program: Returning People to the Moon (Von Ehrenfried Manfred Dutch"")(Paperback)

This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to one degree or another. As history has taught us,

Classic Tt Racers: The Grand Prix Years 1949-1976 (Pullen Greg)(Pevná vazba)

Classic TT Racers: The Grand Prix Years 1949-1976 is a history and tribute to some of the most important and successful motorcycles that raced during the TT's years as host of the British round of the motorcycle world championship. Topics include the events and personalities that led to the

Mission Moon 3-D - Reliving the Great Space Race (Eicher David)(Pevná vazba)

Space Mission Art: The Mission Patches & Insignias of America's Human Spaceflights (Price Luke Wesley)(Pevná vazba)

Since 1961, our country has launched men and women into the hostile vacuum of space. For the adventures on which they were about to embark, astronauts, associates and designers commemorated each mission by creating a unique insignia that the crew could wear with pride on their spacesuits. Space

Ballet in the Cold War: A Soviet-American Exchange (Searcy Anne)(Pevná vazba)

In 1959, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived in New York for its first ever performances in the United States. The tour was part of the Soviet-American cultural exchange, arranged by the governments of the US and USSR as part of their Cold War strategies. This book explores the first tours of the exchange,

Disasters in Space: Stories from the Us-Soviet Space Race and Beyond (Woydt Hermann)(Pevná vazba)

The journey into space is a dangerous one, and although some aspects of space travel seem to be routine it still takes humanity to the limits of what is technically possible. It is an environment that forgives no mistake, and where carelessness usually has fatal consequences. This book records more

The Apollo Deception (Silver Mitch)(Pevná vazba)

In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon . . . didn't they? After China announce a space mission to place their own flag next to the one US astronauts planted during the Apollo 11 mission, few people bat an eyelid. Shortly after this statement Charlie Stephens, a 74-year-old former filmmaker, is

The Ultimate Engineer: The Remarkable Life of Nasa's Visionary Leader George M. Low (Jurek Richard)(Pevná vazba)

From the late 1950s to 1976, the U.S. human spaceflight program advanced as it did largely due to the extraordinary efforts of Austrian immigrant George M. Low. Described as the 'ultimate engineer' during his career at NASA, Low was a visionary architect and leader from the agency's inception in

Soviet Metro Stations (Herwig Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

From the author of Soviet Bus Stops, an underground trip through the Soviet Metro'For us,' said Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs, 'there was something supernatural about the Metro.' Visiting any of the dozen or so Metro networks built across the Soviet Union between the 1930s and

Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini: A Rare Photographic History (Bisney John)(Pevná vazba)

The race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union captured the popular imagination. On April 12, 1961, the USSR launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a one-orbit flight, making him the first human in space. Three weeks later, American astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. flew 116 miles above

Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection (Meyer Marissa)(Pevná vazba)

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series The enchantment continues. . . . The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer?

Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviet Supersonic Airliner (Gordon Yefim)(Pevná vazba)

Developed in the 1960s/1970s, the Tu-144 was the Soviet Union's only practical venture into supersonic commercial aviation. Though its career was all too brief, it was a major technological achievement for the Soviet aircraft industry. The book provides in-depth coverage of the 'Concordski,'

Tales from the Frontline: Middle East Hunters (Deacon Ray)(Pevná vazba)

Having passed-out from Boy Entrant training in December 1959, Ray spent the following two years servicing Vampire trainers at the Central Flying School (CFS), RAF Little Rissington. In April 1962, Ray left Little Rissington and joined thirty fellow airmen for a voyage out to Aden aboard HMT Nevassa

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition - An insight into the hardware from the first manned mission to land on the moon (Riley Dr Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

This is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the 'space hardware' that made it all possible. It took 400,000 men and women to put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon. This anniversary edition features a new look at the legacy of Apollo 11, and a look forward to future manned

The Military History of the Soviet Union (Kagan F.)(Pevná vazba)

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the

Year of the Reaper - Lucier Makiia

Three years ago, Lord Cassia disappeared in the midst of war, on a mission entrusted to him by the king. Since then, a devastating plague has swept the land, leaving countless dead and the kingdom forever altered.Having survived a rotting prison cell and a merciless illness, Cas, now eighteen,

Alcohol: Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters (Murray Damon)(Pevná vazba)

Soviet propaganda against the demon drink: the latest in Fuel's Russian pop culture seriesFrom the acclaimed authors of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias and Soviet Space Dogs comes Alcohol, a glorious and exhaustive collection of previously unpublished Soviet anti-alcohol posters. The

Soviet Visuals (Bortsova Varia)(Pevná vazba)

A bizarrely funny, nostalgic collection of images of life under the Soviet Union - from the Instagram and Twitter accounts that have amassed a following of more than 1 million. Welcome to the USSR. Marvel at the wonders of the space race Delight in the many fine delicacies of food and drink Revel

Shoot for the Moon - The Space Race and the Voyage of Apollo 11 (Donovan James)(Paperback / softback)

The Apollo 11 mission and lunar-landing is one of the most iconic moments in history, and a landmark of technological and social achievement throughout the world. Bestselling author James Donovan brings to life the epic story and the astronauts, flight controllers, and engineers who made it

In the Name of Glory - 1976 the Greatest Ever Sporting Duel (Rubython Tom)(Pevná vazba)