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This remarkable book gives a complete and accurate description of the two lives of Soyuz, chronicling the recent cooperative space endeavors of Europe and Russia. The book is presented in two parts: Christian Lardier chronicles the ¿first life¿ in Russia while Stefan Barensky explores its ¿second life,¿ covering Starsem, the Franco-Russian company and implementation of technology for the French Guiana Space Agency by ESA. Part One has been developed from Russian sources, providing a descriptive approach to very technical issues. The second part of the book tells the contemporary story of the second life of Soyuz, gathered from Western sources and interviews with key protagonists.
¿The Soyuz Launch Vehicle¿ is a detailed description of a formidable human adventure, with its political, technical, and commercial ramifications. At a time when a new order was taking shape in the space sector, the players being the United States, Russia, Europe and Asia, and when economic difficulties sometimes made it tempting to give up, this book reminds us that in the global sector, nothing is impossible.
This remarkable book gives a complete and accurate description of the two lives of Soyuz, chronicling the recent cooperative space endeavors of Europe and Russia. The book is presented in two parts: Christian Lardier chronicles the ¿first life¿ in Russia while Stefan Barensky explores its ¿second life,¿ covering Starsem, the Franco-Russian company and implementation of technology for the French Guiana Space Agency by ESA. Part One has been developed from Russian sources, providing a descriptive approach to very technical issues. The second part of the book tells the contemporary story of the second life of Soyuz, gathered from Western sources and interviews with key protagonists.
¿The Soyuz Launch Vehicle¿ is a detailed description of a formidable human adventure, with its political, technical, and commercial ramifications. At a time when a new order was taking shape in the space sector, the players being the United States, Russia, Europe and Asia, and when economic difficulties sometimes made it tempting to give up, this book reminds us that in the global sector, nothing is impossible.
Born in 1965, Stefan Barensky is a professional science and technology writer. He has been reporting on space technologies and industries since 1991 as an editor for multiple French and international space, trade, and political publications such as "Science & Vie," "Interavia," "Air & Cosmos," "Aero Defense News," and "European Voice." A former space transportation analyst at Euroconsult and Launchspace, and editor-in-chief of the Orbital Launcher Report monthly newsletter, he also witnessed the gradual Westernizing of Soyuz from the inside as an editorial consultant to Aerospatiale (now Astrium), Arianespace, CNES, ESA.
Details accurately the birth in the 1950s and rebirth in modern times of the Soyuz launcher and its use by Russia and many other nations
Also recounts the accomplishments with nearly 300 images, 100 of them in color
Describes the great lengths the Soviets took in order to hide the details of their rockets from the West
Chronicles the recent cooperative space endeavors of the United States, Europe and Russia
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Part I: Soyuz in the East.- The V-2's heir.- Designing the Semyorka.- The Council of Chief Designers.- Korolev's Subsidiaries.- The Various Versions.- The Launch Bases.- Part II: Soyuz in the West.- A Fantasy Launcher.- East meets West.- Genesis of Starsem.- Europeans on the Steppe.- Russians in the Jungle.- Soyuz - Launcher of the Future.
Born in 1965, Stefan Barensky is a professional science and technology writer. He has been reporting on space technologies and industries since 1991 as an editor for multiple French and international space, trade, and political publications such as "Science & Vie," "Interavia," "Air & Cosmos," "Aero Defense News," and "European Voice." A former space transportation analyst at Euroconsult and Launchspace, and editor-in-chief of the Orbital Launcher Report monthly newsletter, he also witnessed the gradual Westernizing of Soyuz from the inside as an editorial consultant to Aerospatiale (now Astrium), Arianespace, CNES, ESA.
Details accurately the birth in the 1950s and rebirth in modern times of the Soyuz launcher and its use by Russia and many other nations
Also recounts the accomplishments with nearly 300 images, 100 of them in color
Describes the great lengths the Soviets took in order to hide the details of their rockets from the West
Chronicles the recent cooperative space endeavors of the United States, Europe and Russia
Includes supplementary material: [...]
Part I: Soyuz in the East.- The V-2's heir.- Designing the Semyorka.- The Council of Chief Designers.- Korolev's Subsidiaries.- The Various Versions.- The Launch Bases.- Part II: Soyuz in the West.- A Fantasy Launcher.- East meets West.- Genesis of Starsem.- Europeans on the Steppe.- Russians in the Jungle.- Soyuz - Launcher of the Future.