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I would love to have a good read on the Soviet, then Russian, space program. They've been the only ones to do a station to station flight, for instance, or resc
by erispoe 10y ago
I would love to have a good read on the Soviet, then Russian, space program. They've been the only ones to do a station to station flight, for instance, or rescue a mute space station.
- troutwine 10y agoI highly recommend "The Story of Space Station Mir" by Harland. It covers the motivating history for MIR, from Almaz through the Saylut series. It's not a comprehensive history of the full Soviet / Russian program, unfortunately. Branching out from its bibliography ought to get you part of the way there.
- toxican 10y ago"Red Star In Orbit" by James E Oberg has been an incredibly good read so far. The one downside to it all is that it was written a decade before the fall of the USSR. So any fascinating tidbits that were revealed during/after the fall are missing. But don't let that dissuade you from the book! I personally like the cold war feel the book has. My favorite thing about the book is that Oberg covers what the Soviets said happened, what the West speculated had happened, and then finally (as best as he can tell from leaks, defectors, etc.) what really happened. Incredibly good read.