Perminov was the leading designer for Mars and Venus spacecraft at the Soviet Lavochkin design bureau in the early days of Martian exploration. In addition to competing with the U.S. to get to the Moon, the Soviets also struggled to beat the U.S. to Mars during the Cold War. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Soviets attempted to send a number of robotic probes to Mars, but for a variety of reasons, most of these missions ended in failure. Despite these overall failures, the Soviets garnered a great deal of scientific and technical knowledge through these efforts. This monograph tells some fascinating, but little-known, stories.


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    Title :

    Difficult Road to Mars: A Brief History of Mars Exploration in the Soviet Union


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    84 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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