The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years, 1959-1976

Eugen Reichl
Adult Nonfiction - 629.45 Rei

This book chronologically examines the fifty-nine missions the USSR sent or intended to send to the moon from 1959 to 1976. Eventually, the Soviets finally abandoned the idea of a manned moon landing and for the following decade and a half claimed that they never conducted such a program.


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  • Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11


  • Universe: From 13.8 Billion Years Ago to the Infinite Future


  • Moon Rush: The New Space Race


  • Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide


  • Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes


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  • Space Stations: The Art, Science, and Reality of Working in Space


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  • American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race


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  • Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings


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