Encyclopedia of Soviet Spacecraft

by Douglas Hart

Book Overview

This one-of-a-kind book is for anyone interested in space exploration. The S oviets present a formidable opposition in the Space Race. Here are all the elements of their space program fully illustrated with more than 250 photos and drawings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671089323
• ISBN13: 9780671089320
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Images

Perhaps the best collection of images of Soviet Space hardware I've ever seen. Many of the photos seem to have been taken in a museum. Best of all are the up close, detailed images of probes and spacecraft. Drawbacks: Published in the late 80's, it's a bit dated. Its frequent use of the "older" nomenclature for boosters and spacecraft make it hard at times to compare with today's name for the same item. For example, the Soyuz booster is today said to be based on the R-7 rocket, while in this volume it's called "A-1." However, the fault is entirely that of the Soviet Government, who were forever changing the names of design bureaus, launch centers and spacecraft.

Great Spaceflight Encyclopedia

This hardcover book describes Soviet ( Russian ) hardware at its best. It covers the Soviet manned and unmanned missions up to MIR space station. Both informative and great documentation value, great photos and drawings of all Russian hardware.