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Korolev
How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon
James Harford (Author)
9780471327219, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 April 1999
432 pages
23.7 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.635 kg
"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale . . . must reading."-Space News
"A fascinating and perceptive history of the Russian space program.... Avid space enthusiasts will find this story a necessary addition to their knowledge of space exploration."-Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., former Director of Flight Operations, NASA
"His erudite and meticulously researched charting of the life and times of Korolev provides unique insights. . . . This is a fascinating book . . . for the space expert and enthusiast alike. Great stuff."-New Scientist
Das erste Buch in englischer Sprache, das das sowjetische Raumfahrtprogramm im Detail analysiert und die Geschichte seines charismatischen Begründers Sergei Korolev erzählt. Verfolgt wird die sowjetische Raumfahrt zwischen den dreißiger und siebziger Jahren, die Korolev bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1966 dominierte. In eindrucksvoller Weise beschreibt der Autor den riesigen militärisch-industriell-universitären Komplex, der begabte Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure vereinigte und Pionierleistungen unter einem repressiven, technologisch rückständigen System ermöglichte. (03/99)
Preface ix A Note about Russian Names xvi Abbreviations xvii Prologue The Anonymous Chief Designer 1 Chapter 1 Kibalchich to Korolev 8 2 Growing Up in Ukraine: Broken Family, Bolsheviks, Gliders 16 3 To Moscow: Tupolev, Tukhachevsky, First Rockets 29 4 The Gulag and Sharaga Years 49 5 The German V-2: Bedrock Technology 64 6 The World's First ICBM: Aimed at the USA 91 7 Sputnik: No Big Deal to Khrushchev-At First 121 8 Unmanned Firsts: Hitting the Moon and Venus 139 9 Gagarin First, Shepard an Anti-climactic Second 159 10 Voskhod: A "Circus Act" 180 11 Spy Sats and Com Sats 190 12 The Organization: Korolev Up and Down 201 13 The Technology: Simple but Reliable 219 14 The Party, the Paranoia 230 15 Racing Apollo: The Odds Were Enormous 246 16 The End of Anonymity: Burial in the Kremlin Wall 276 17 After Korolev: Demise of the Circumlunar and Lunar Landing Missions 286 18 Ironic Epilogue 313 Appendix A Chronology of the Moon Race, 1957-1974 324 Notes 340 Bibliography 372 Index 377
Subject Areas: Biography: general [BG]
