First: A New History of Gagarin and the Space Race

Annotation for the book "First. A New History of Gagarin and the Space Race" Walker S.: This book recreates an accurate picture of the rivalry between the USSR and the USA for primacy in the implementation of human space flight. It is based on an impressive array of previously unpublished documents and statements by those who were not only present at the events described, but were their active participants. The author draws parallels between Sergei Pavlovich Korolev and Wernher von Braun, the creators of rockets, as well as Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard, two candidates for the first flight into space. The central place in the narrative is occupied by the story of the first Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Read more…