Sons of the Blue Planet A summary of the progress of the U.S.S.R. Space Program is presented for the years 1961-1972, with emphasis on bibliographic sketches of Soviet astronauts. Space flights are detailed, and astronaut training is discussed.
Public domain now - link takes you to EPUB, PDF, etc.
I was working on flight testing a prototype 19-tube 2.75 inch rocket launcher. We hung it, instrumented it for measuring stuff and the morning of our first flight, somebody had cut and taped a "Slaughter, STICK IT TO YA" on the side of the launcher. Fun days then.
We replaced the office printer a few weeks ago and I'm making great use of the scanner. I'll get bored and stop posting sooner or later. But the photo contains blue. Unalaska, Alaska; Haystack Mountain, I homesteaded the end that shows.
