Название: Energiya-Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle Автор: Bart Hendrickx, Bert Vis Издательство: Springer Praxis Год: 2007 Страниц 544 ISBN: 0387698485 Формат: PDF Размер: 16,3 MB Язык Английский In
Energiya-Buran: the Soviet Space Shuttle, the authors describe the long
development path of the Soviet space shuttle system, consisting of the
Energiya rocket and the Buran orbiter. The program eventually saw just
one unmanned flight in November 1988 before the end of the Cold War and
the collapse of the Soviet Union sealed its fate. After a Foreword
provided by lead Buran test pilot Igor Volk, the authors look at the
experience gradually accumulated in high-speed aeronautics with the
development of various Soviet rocket planes and intercontinental cruise
missiles between the 1930s to 1950s and the study of several small
spaceplanes in the 1960s. Next the authors explain how the perceived
military threat of the US Space Shuttle led to the decision in February
1976 to build a Soviet equivalent, and explore the evolution of the
design until it was frozen in 1979. Following this is a detailed
technical description of both Energiya and Buran and a look at nominal
flight scenarios and emergency situations, highlighting similarities
and differences with the US Space Shuttle.
