Voices of the Soviet Space Program: Cosmonauts, Soldiers, and Engineers Who Took the USSR into Space

Introduction. Multiple Perspectives on Soviet Space History Part I. The Soldiers Chapter 1. Commanding Officer Abram Krayzman Chapter 2. Construction Engineer Sergey Safro Part II. The Engineers Chapter 3. Engine Designer Anatoliy Daron Chapter 4. Guidance Engineer Sergei Khrushchev Chapter 5. Control Engineer Georgiy Priss Chapter 6. Radio Engineer Felix Meschansky Chapter 7. Display Designer Yuriy Tyapchenko Chapter 8. Computer Designer Viktor Przhiyalkovskiy Part III. The Cosmonauts Chapter 9. 'Cosmonaut 13': Vladimir Shatalov Chapter 10. Test Cosmonaut Mikhail Burdayev Chapter 11. Scientist Cosmonaut Ordinard Kolomiytsev Chapter 12. 'Second Backup': Valentina Ponomareva Chapter 13. Stress Psychiatrist Ada Ordyanskaya