Rockets and People

  • Rockets and People: Creating a rocket industry
    By Boris Evseevich Chertok

    Much has been written in the West on the history of the Soviet space program but few Westerners have read direct first-hand accounts of the men and women...

  • Rockets and People
    By Boris Chertok

    Volume 2 takes up the story with the development of the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and ends with the launch of Sputnik and the early Moon probes.

  • Rockets and People
    By Boris Chertok, NASA History Office

    Overall, this book is an engaging read while also contributing much new material to the literature about the Soviet space program.

  • Rockets and People
    By Boris Chertok

    The memoirs of Academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian, provides a first-hand account of the Russian accomplishments in exploring space.

  • Rockets and People: Volume IV
    By Boris Chertok

    The last portion of this volume covers the origins of the Salyut and Mir space station programs, ending with a fascinating description of the massive Energiya-Buran project, developed as a countermeasure to the American Space Shuttle.

  • Rockets and People
    By Boris Evseevich Chertok

    NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Signficantly reduced list price In this last volume of his four-volume set of memoirs, the famous Russian spacecraft designer...

  • Rockets and People
    By Boris Evseevich Chertok

    V. 1. [no special title] -- v. 2. Creating a rocket industry -- v. 3 Hot days of the Cold War -- v. 4. The moon race.

  • Rockets and People: Volume IV
    By World Spaceflight News, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Asif A. Siddiqi

    In this fourth and final volume of the series, Boris Chertok concludes his monumental trek through a nearly 100-year life, providing fascinating insights into the Soviet moon landing program and the four failed launches of its giant N-1 ...

  • Rockets and People: Hot Days of the Cold War, Volume III - War College Series
    By Boris Chertok, National Aeronautics and Space Administr

    This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics.