Type de contenu : Texte
Type de médiation : sans médiation
Type de support : Volume
Titre(s) : Starman : the truth behind the legend of Yuri Gagarin / Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony
Auteur(s) : Doran, Jamie (19..-)
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Bizony, Piers (1959-....)
Publication : London : Bloomsbury, 1998
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (252 p.) : ill. en noir, couv. ill. en coul. ; 20 cm
ISBN : 978-1-4088-1554-0
EAN : 9781408815540
Note sur l'édition et l'histoire bibliographique : Autre tirage version brochée : 2011
Note sur les bibliographies et les index : Bibliogr. p. 247-248. Index
Résumé ou extrait : On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave the Earth's atmosphere and venture into space. An icon of the 20th century, he also became a danger to himself and a threat to the Soviet state. At the age of 34, he was killed in a plane crash. Based on KGB files, restricted documents from Russian space authorities, and interviews with his friends and colleagues, this biography of the Russian cosmonaut reveals a man in turmoil: torn apart by powerful political pressures, fighting a losing battle against alcoholism and rebelling against the cruelties of a corrupt totalitarian regime. 2011 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Gagarin's flight. This new edition of Starman includes a new afterword that celebrates the importance of that momentous expedition and reflects on Gagarin's legacy.
Sujet - Nom commun : Astronautique -- URSS -- Histoire
  Espace extra-atmosphérique -- Exploration -- URSS -- Histoire
  Spationautes
  Vol spatial habité
  Conquête de l'espace
Forme, genre ou caractéristiques physiques : Biographie
