Korolev

Kibalchich to Korolev.

Growing Up in Ukraine: Broken Family, Bolsheviks, Gliders.

To Moscow: Tupolev, Tukhachevsky, First Rockets.

The Gulag and Sharaga Years.

The German V-2: Bedrock Technology.

The World's First ICBM: Aimed at the USA.

Sputnik: No Big Deal to Khrushchev-At First.

Unmanned Firsts: Hitting the Moon and Venus.

Gagarin First, Shepard an Anti-climactic Second.

Voskhod: A "Circus Act."

Spy Sats and Com Sats.

The Organization: Korolev Up and Down.

The Technology: Simple but Reliable.

The Party, the Paranoia.

Racing Apollo: The Odds Were Enormous.

The End of Anonymity: Burial in the Kremlin Wall.

After Korolev: Demise of the Circumlunar and Lunar Landing Missions.

Ironic Epilogue.

Appendix.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

JAMES HARFORD, Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C., has been involved in aerospace for over 40 years, and was a Verville Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum. Mr. Harford lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

"In this exceptional book, James Harford pieces together a most compelling and well-written tale . . . must reading."-Space News
"A fascinating and perceptive history of the Russian space program.... Avid space enthusiasts will find this story a necessary addition to their knowledge of space exploration."-Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., former Director of Flight Operations, NASA
"His erudite and meticulously researched charting of the life and times of Korolev provides unique insights. . . . This is a fascinating book . . . for the space expert and enthusiast alike. Great stuff."-New Scientist