Rockets and People, Volume 2: Creating a Rocket Industry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781288547814)

Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program but few Westerners have read direct first-hand accounts of the men and women who were behind the many Russian accomplishments in exploring space. The memoirs of Academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian, fills that gap. In these writings, spread over four volumes, Chertok not only describes and reflects upon his experiences, but he also elicits and extracts profound insights from an epic story about a society's quest to explore the cosmos.

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administr, Boris Chertok
ISBN-10: 1288547811
ISBN-13: 9781288547814
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2013
Pages: 386
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.80d