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The proton launcher : history and developments /

The Soviet / Russian space program was in the hands of three industrial empires: those of Serguei Korolev, the Soviet von Braun who launched Sputnik-1 and Yuri Gagarin, Vladimir Tchelomei, his main competitor, and Mikhail Yangel, Many launchers and satellites in Ukraine. In 2011, we published a firs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lardier, Christian (Author), Barensky, Stefan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE, Ltd. ; Wiley, 2018.
Series:Space science and technology series.
Subjects:
Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Proton in the East. Vladimir Chelomey: From the V1 to Proton
  • Chelomey's Subsidiaries
  • Intercontinental Missiles, Booster Rockets and Satellites
  • Versions of the UR-500
  • The Uses of the Proton
  • The Proton in the West. Saturn's Rival
  • Commercial Prehistory
  • Friends or Foes
  • The Transatlantic Alliance
  • Standing the Test of the Market
  • Appendix: List of Launches.