Interkosmos by Colin Burgess, Bert Vis - 9783319241616

InterkosmosThe Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program\nAuthor(s): Colin Burgess, Bert Vis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783319241616, 978-3319241616\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on the Interkosmos program, whichwas formed in 1967, marking a fundamentally new era of cooperation by socialist countries, led by theSoviet Union,in the study and exploration of space. Thechapters shed light on the space program that was at that time a prime outlet forthe Soviet Union's aims at becoming a world power. \n\nInterkosmoswas a highly publicized Russian space programthat rapidly became a significant propaganda tool for the SovietUnion in the waning years of communism. Billed as an internationalresearch-cosmonaut imperative, it was also a high-profile means ofdisplaying solidarity with the nine participating Eastern bloc [url] countries contributed pilots who were trained in Moscow forweek-long .