First Cosmic Velocity

by Zach Powers

Book Overview

A stunningly imaginative novel about the Cold War, the Russian space program, and the amazing fraud that pulled the wool over the eyes of the world.

It's 1964 in the USSR, and unbeknownst even to Premier Khrushchev himself, the Soviet space program is a sham. Well, half a sham. While the program has successfully launched five capsules into space, the Chief Designer and his team have never successfully brought one back to earth. To disguise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525539271
• ISBN13: 9780525539278
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"