Alone on the Moon: A Soviet Lunar Odyssey Brennan Gerald
May, 1970. A two-person Soviet crew approaches the moon, ready to accomplish the greatest feat in human history--provided they can overcome their own petty jealousies, and the unforgiving harshness of…
Specifikacia Alone on the Moon: A Soviet Lunar Odyssey Brennan Gerald
May, 1970. A two-person Soviet crew approaches the moon, ready to accomplish the greatest feat in human history--provided they can overcome their own petty jealousies, and the unforgiving harshness of space.Alone on the Moon chronicles a Soviet moon mission through the eyes of Boris Volynov, a backup who's been pressed into service helping Alexei Leonov (a man he despises) attempt humanity's first lunar landing. Thoroughly researched, it's a detailed and plausible rendition of two larger-than-life personalities facing incredible challenges. It's also a meditation on luck, trust, the nature of observation, and the burden of being chosen--plus the way our personal narratives can shape (or poison) our perceptions of the present. Do the stories we tell ourselves shape our fate, or can we write a new chapter? The answer awaits.The titles in the Altered