The Secrets Of Soviet Cosmonauts
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The Secrets Of Soviet Cosmonauts
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Author : Maria Rosa Menzio
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-08-31
The Secrets Of Soviet Cosmonauts written by Maria Rosa Menzio and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-31 with Science categories.
This book sheds new light on an amazing history, only partially known in the west: Russian cosmonautics and its spectacular record. From Laika, the cosmonaut dog, to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, to the first spacewalk, the Soviets set many goals that they subsequently achieved. But there are shadows behind these headline moments, moments involving human loss, some of which are known, others only rumored. Questions remain, such as: · What was the “flying coffin”? · What secrets are still hidden inside the Russian archives, despite two rounds of declassification? · Why didn’t Marina Popovich (“Madame Mig”) become a cosmonaut? · What problems made it necessary to film Valentina Tereshkova's return? · What (scientific) hypotheses exist concerning Gagarin's mysterious disappearance? The author addresses all of these issues, with help from the documents now available. This book will benefit a broad readership, from interested laypersons to graduate and undergraduate students to those who merely enjoy good history-based stories.
Cold War Space Sleuths
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Author : Dominic Phelan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-11-28
Cold War Space Sleuths written by Dominic Phelan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“Space Sleuths of the Cold War” relates for the first time the inside story of the amateur spies who monitored the Soviet space program during the Cold War. It is written by many of those “space sleuths” themselves and chronicles the key moments in their discovery of hidden history. This book shows that dedicated observers were often better than professionals at interpreting that information coming out of the USSR during the dark days of the Cold War. This book takes a unique approach to the history of Soviet spaceflight – looking at the personal stories of some of the researchers as well as the space secrets the Soviets tried to keep hidden. The fascinating account often reads like a Cold War espionage novel. “Space Sleuths of the Cold War” includes an impressive list of contributors, such as: Editor Dominic Phelan, giving an overall history of the Cold War hunt for Soviet space secrets. Space writer Brian Harvey reveals his own personal search through official Soviet radio and magazines to find out what they were (and weren’t) revealing to the outside world at the height of the space race. Sven Grahn from Sweden details his own 40 year quest to understand what was happening on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Professional American historian Asif Siddiqi explores his own adventures in the once secret Russian archives – often seeing documents never before read by Westerners. Dutch cosmonaut researcher Bert Vis provides an inside account of the Yuri Gagarin training center in Moscow. Belgian researcher Bart Hendrickx’s details his important translation of the 1960s’ diaries of cosmonaut team leader General Kamanin. Pioneer space sleuth James Oberg’s shares his memories of his own notable ‘scoops.' Paris-based writer Christian Lardier recounts the efforts of French space sleuths – whose work was frequently overlooked in the USA and Britain because of the language barrier.
Voices Of The Soviet Space Program
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Author : S. Gerovitch
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-16
Voices Of The Soviet Space Program written by S. Gerovitch and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-16 with History categories.
In this remarkable oral history, Slava Gerovitch presents interviews with the men and women who witnessed Soviet space efforts firsthand. Rather than comprising a "master narrative," these fascinating and varied accounts bring to light the often divergent perspectives, experiences, and institutional cultures that defined the Soviet space program.
Pioneering Space
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Author : James E. Oberg
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1986
Pioneering Space written by James E. Oberg and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Science categories.
Takes amateur spacefarers on a flight into the future.
Beyond The Astonishing Story Of The First Human To Leave Our Planet And Journey Into Space
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Author : Stephen Walker
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Beyond The Astonishing Story Of The First Human To Leave Our Planet And Journey Into Space written by Stephen Walker and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
‘Thrilling ... High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘This book is a triumph’ DAN SNOW
The Cosmonaut Who Couldn T Stop Smiling
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Author : Andrew L. Jenks
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-15
The Cosmonaut Who Couldn T Stop Smiling written by Andrew L. Jenks and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Let's go!" With that, the boyish, grinning Yuri Gagarin launched into space on April 12, 1961, becoming the first human being to exit Earth's orbit. The twenty-seven-year-old lieutenant colonel departed for the stars from within the shadowy world of the Soviet military-industrial complex. Barbed wires, no-entry placards, armed guards, false identities, mendacious maps, and a myriad of secret signs had hidden Gagarin from prying outsiders—not even his friends or family knew what he had been up to. Coming less than four years after the Russians launched Sputnik into orbit, Gagarin's voyage was cause for another round of capitalist shock and Soviet rejoicing. The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling relates this twentieth-century icon's remarkable life while exploring the fascinating world of Soviet culture. Gagarin's flight brought him massive international fame—in the early 1960s, he was possibly the most photographed person in the world, flashing his trademark smile while rubbing elbows with the varied likes of Nehru, Castro, Queen Elizabeth II, and Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida. Outside of the spotlight, Andrew L. Jenks reveals, his tragic and mysterious death in a jet crash became fodder for morality tales and conspiracy theories in his home country, and, long after his demise, his life continues to provide grist for the Russian popular-culture mill. This is the story of a legend, both the official one and the one of myth, which reflected the fantasies, perversions, hopes and dreams of Gagarin's fellow Russians. With this rich, lively chronicle of Gagarin's life and times, Jenks recreates the elaborately secretive world of space-age Russia while providing insights into Soviet history that will captivate a range of readers.
Kosmos A Portrait Of The Russian Space Age
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2001-11
Kosmos A Portrait Of The Russian Space Age written by and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11 with Architecture categories.
The inherent contradictions of the Space Age -- the mixture of technologies high and low, of nostalgia and progress, of pathos and promise -- are revealed in Kosmos, Adam Bartos's astonishing photographic survey of the Soviet space program. Bartos's fascination with this subject led him to seek out places like the bedroom where Yuri Gagarian slept the night before his history-making flight into space, located in the Baiknour Cosmodrome, the one-time top-secret space complex in the Kazakh desert. Kosmos presents 94 of Bartos's photographs, rich with the incongruities of the history, science, culture, and politics of the Space Age.
The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team
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Author : Colin Burgess
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2009-03-27
The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team written by Colin Burgess and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-27 with Science categories.
The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team will relate who these men were and offer far more extensive background stories, in addition to those of the more familiar names of early Soviet space explorers from that group. Many previously-unpublished photographs of these “missing” candidates will also be included for the first time in this book. It will be a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history, training and experiences of the first group of twenty cosmonauts of the USSR. A covert recruitment and selection process was set in motion throughout the Soviet military in August 1959, just prior to the naming of America’s Mercury astronauts. Those selected were ordered to report for training at a special camp outside of Moscow in the spring of 1960. Just a year later, Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Air Force (promoted in flight to the rank of major) was launched aboard a Vostok spacecraft and became the first person ever to achieve space flight and orbit the Earth.
Salyut The First Space Station
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Author : Grujica S. Ivanovich
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-10-22
Salyut The First Space Station written by Grujica S. Ivanovich and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-22 with Science categories.
This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details for the first time the people involved and the crews assigned to operate the first space station Salyut. The book portrays the selection of the crews, dramatic flights and tragedy of Soyuz 11. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English. The book relates discussions between the key personnel, and investigates the causes of the tragedy. The book ends with memories of all those affected by the DOS program and the tragedy of Soyuz 11 and looks forward to a continuation of the historic mission of Salyut.
The Lost Cosmonaut Conspiracy
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Author : Patrick Gunn
language : en
Publisher: Patrick Gunn
Release Date : 2025-06-25
The Lost Cosmonaut Conspiracy written by Patrick Gunn and has been published by Patrick Gunn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-25 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book uncovers the mysterious legends and conspiracy theories surrounding the supposed "lost cosmonauts" of the Soviet space program. Exploring the historical and political contexts of the Cold War, it examines claims of secret missions, hidden failures, and alleged accidents that were never officially acknowledged. The narrative delves into the role of UFO sightings, alien encounters, and government cover-ups, blending eyewitness testimonies with declassified files and anomalies caught on camera. It also considers how these stories have influenced popular culture, UFO communities, and conspiracy theories around space exploration. Throughout, the book assesses the credibility of evidence and encourages critical thinking about official narratives versus rumors. Ultimately, it challenges readers to consider whether the truth about lost cosmonauts remains hidden beneath layers of secrecy, propaganda, and myth, making it a gripping investigation into one of space history’s greatest mysteries.