Salyut - The First Space Station

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Salyut - The First Space Station is written by Grujica S. Ivanovich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0387739734 (ISBN 10) and 9780387739731 (ISBN 13).

This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details for the first time the people involved and the crews assigned to operate the first space station Salyut. The book portrays the selection of the crews, dramatic flights and tragedy of Soyuz 11. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English. The book relates discussions between the key personnel, and investigates the causes of the tragedy. The book ends with memories of all those affected by the DOS program and the tragedy of Soyuz 11 and looks forward to a continuation of the historic mission of Salyut.