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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Praxis Publications Inc
Published: 11/14/2005
ISBN: 9780387218946
Pages: 386
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.76w x 0.88d