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New York, NY Praxis Publications Inc 2007 2007 ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 526 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white.
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within [Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
Praxis 10/4/2007 12: 00: 00 AM 2007 Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Paperback / softback. New. The first comprehensive book on the Soviet Energia/Buran programme in English. Tells the fascinating story of the effort designed to keep up with the United States in the Cold War in space. Provides information never before published in the West that has become available in the past fifteen years. ISBN 0387698485 9780387698489 [GB]
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Springer New York] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In Energiya-Buran: the Soviet Space Shuttle, the authors describe the long development path of the Soviet space shuttle system, consisting of the Energiya rocket and the Buran orbiter. The program eventually saw just one unmanned flight in November 1988 before the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union sealed its fate. After a Foreword provided by lead Buran test pilot Igor Volk, the authors look at the experience gradually accumulated in high-speed aeronautics with the development of various Soviet rocket planes and intercontinental cruise missiles between the 1930s to 1950s and the study of several small spaceplanes in the 1960s. Next the authors explain how the perceived military threat of the US Space Shuttle led to the decision in February 1976 to build a Soviet equivalent, and explore the evolution of the design until it was frozen in 1979. Following this is a detailed technical description of both Energiya and Buran and a look at nominal flight scenarios and emergency situations, highlighting similarities and differences with the US Space Shuttle.The authors then expand on the managerial aspects of the Energiya-Buran program, sum up the main design bureaus and production facilities involved in the project and describe the infrastructure needed to transport the hardware and prepare it for launch at the Baikonu ...
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover Special order direct from the distributor [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2007]
New York, NY Praxis Publications Inc 2007 2007 ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 526 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white.
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Springer New York] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In Energiya-Buran: the Soviet Space Shuttle, the authors describe the long development path of the Soviet space shuttle system, consisting of the Energiya rocket and the Buran orbiter. The program eventually saw just one unmanned flight in November 1988 before the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union sealed its fate. After a Foreword provided by lead Buran test pilot Igor Volk, the authors look at the experience gradually accumulated in high-speed aeronautics with the development of various Soviet rocket planes and intercontinental cruise missiles between the 1930s to 1950s and the study of several small spaceplanes in the 1960s. Next the authors explain how the perceived military threat of the US Space Shuttle led to the decision in February 1976 to build a Soviet equivalent, and explore the evolution of the design until it was frozen in 1979. Following this is a detailed technical description of both Energiya and Buran and a look at nominal flight scenarios and emergency situations, highlighting similarities and differences with the US Space Shuttle.The authors then expand on the managerial aspects of the Energiya-Buran program, sum up the main design bureaus and production facilities involved in the project and describe the infrastructure needed to transport the hardware and prepare it for launch at the Baikonu ...
New York, NY Praxis Publications Inc 2007 2007 ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 526 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white.
ISBN10: 0387698485, ISBN13: 9780387698489, [publisher: Praxis] Softcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service [Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2007]
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