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Rocket And Space Corporation Energia: Apogee Books Space Series 17,Used
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A small metal sphere weighing slightly more than 83 kilograms was placed into an elliptical orbit by the mighty R7 rocket. It was perhaps one of the most significant moments in human history. The date was October 4th 1957 and the sphere was called Sputnik.When the world's first artificial satellite sped across the night skies the impact was farreaching and profound. Not only was this clearly one of the great scientific achievements of the modern age but it was also a catalyst which would propel the United States out of its postWar lethargy. The Political significance of the liftcapability of the R7 rocket aroused the attentions of the West while irrevocably altering the face of human history. The Space Age had begun. The story of the R7 rocket and its many offspring is one which still remains a mystery in the West. Now in the postCold war era the remarkable accomplishments of the engineers of Rocket & Space Corporation Energia are finally reaching eager readers in the West.The pages within contain a pictorial record encompassing the entire history of the Russian space programme, from its inception at the end of World War II to the present day.The sheer wealth of original and durable technology is a testament to the ingenuity of a remarkable people and gives a unique glimpse a the future of the historic partnership between East and West.Published for the first time completely in English, Rocket & Space Corporation Energia features rare pictures and diagrams including:Sputnik Yuri Gagarin's Vostok capsule the world's first Space Stations the enormous lunar rocket N1 Russia's interplanetary probes and the Buran shuttle.
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