Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration

by Brian Harvey

Book Overview

This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. It is the first book dedicated to Soviet/Russian lunar exploration and shows how the USSR/Russia developed systems for reaching the moon and returning lunar spaceships to Earth. Brian Harvey describes the techniques devised by the USSR. He asks whether these systems would have worked and examines how well they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387218963
• ISBN13: 9780387218960
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Praxis Publications Inc
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.5"