The Soviet Space Program: The N1, the Soviet Moon Rocket

by Eugen Reichl

The N1 was the booster rocket for the Soviet manned moon program and was thus the direct counterpart of the Saturn V, the rocket that took American astronauts to the moon in 1969. Standing 345 feet tall, the N1 was the largest rocket ever built by the Soviets and was roughly the same height and weight as the Saturn. Though initially ahead of the US in the space race, the Soviets lagged behind as the pace for being first on the moon accelerated. Massive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764358553
• ISBN13: 9780764358555
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"