Russian space probes [electronic resource] : scientific discoveries and future missions / Brian Harvey with Olga Zakutnyaya.

The Soviet Union began the exploration of space with the launch of Sputnik in 1957, well over 50 years ago, and sent the first probes to the Moon, Mars, and Venus. Less well known is what these probes actually found out. What were the discoveries of Russian space science? What new discoveries may we...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Harvey, Brian, 1953-
Other Authors:	Zakutnyaya, Olga
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer, ©2011.
Series:	Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Subjects:	Space probes. Astronautics > Russia (Federation) Astronautics. Russia (Federation)