Soviets in Space

Archival Summary & Scope

Colin Burgess chronicles the Soviet Union's pioneering achievements in space exploration, detailing groundbreaking missions from launching the world's first satellite, animal, and human into orbit, to sending the first woman into space, deploying a three-man spacecraft, and facilitating the inaugural spacewalk. Spanning six decades from Yuri Gagarin's historic flight to the present day, this book explores Russia's continuing space program and the cosmonauts who shaped our understanding of the cosmos.

Series: Kosmos
Print Length: 241 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Reaktion Books