Rebirth of the Russian Space Program

It is easy to forget that Russia sent the first ever man into space. The USA's NASA program has always had a higher profile than Russia's attempts to go beyond our world.This fascinating text, though, concentrates on Russian space exploration. It is aimed at space enthusiasts, professionals working in the space industry, journalists covering space issues and space historians.Here, fifty years after Sputnik, is the definitive book on this subject. The author covers all the key elements of the current Russian space program, including both manned and unmanned missions.He examines the various types of unmanned applications programs as well as the crucial military program, and even analyzes the infrastructure of production, launch centres and tracking.You'll also find discussion of the commercialization of the program and its relationship with western companies. Russia's current space experiment is also put in a comparative global context.Strong emphasis is placed on Russia's future space intentions and on new missions in prospectThis really is the ultimate book on a subject that holds wide interest for space enthusiasts and researchers alike.