In this post we will see Pioneers of Space compiled by V. Mitroshenkov

“PIONEERS OF SPACE” IS A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTARY ESSAYS WRITTEN BY. COSMONAUTS, SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS ABOUT THE ORGANISATION OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME. OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COSMONAUT TRAINING CENTRE, THE DIFFICULTIES THAT SOVIET SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS FACED IN PREPARING FOR THE FIRST SPACE LAUNCH, AND DESCRIBES THE CHARACTER OF THE WORLD’S FIRST COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN. THE BOOK SHOWS THE PEACEFUL NATURE OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME AND DISCUSSES EXCITING MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EXISTENCE.

The book was translated from the Russian by Patricia Beryozkina, designed by Vadim Belkin and the photographs by Igor Snegirev. Progress Publishers published this book in 1989.

Many thanks gnv64 for this book.

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CONTENTS              4

Gagarin in orbit    6
Beginners    14
From the book the first Ones    42
A Leader Among Leaders    62
Photos        99
Tell me about Him    124
The Approaching Strom    160
Photos    227
Not to be Forgotten    258
Photos    305