Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration

by Brian Harvey

Book Overview

This book tells the story of the Soviet and Russian lunar programme, from its origins to the present-day federal Russian space programme. Brian Harvey describes the techniques devised by the USSR for lunar landing, from the LK lunar module to the LOK lunar orbiter and versions tested in Earth's orbit. He asks whether these systems would have worked and examines how well they were tested. He concludes that political mismanagement rather than technology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387218963
• ISBN13: 9780387218960
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Praxis Publications Inc
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.5"