Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center

There is no competition since this is the first book in the English language on cosmonaut selection and training

Offers a unique and original discussion on how Russia prepares its cosmonauts for spaceflight.

Contains original interviews and photographs with first-hand information obtained by the authors on visits to Star City

Provides an insight to the role of cosmonauts in the global space programme of the future.

Reviews the training both of Russian cosmonauts in other countries and of foreign cosmonauts in Star City

Author: Rex D. Hall, Shayler David, Bert Vis
Publisher: Praxis Publications Inc
Published: 11/14/2005
Pages: 386
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.76w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9780387218946
ISBN10: 0387218947
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Astrophysics
- Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Science | Space Science | Astronomy