Vlasteliny beskonechnosti: Kosmonavt o professii i sud'be
YUrij Baturin
This book is about space as a thousand-year dream, a guiding star and a test. Why do people seek space and what questions are they looking for answers to? How are astronauts selected and how are they prepared for flight? What does the formula "health like an astronaut" mean? Do astronauts experience fear? What do astronauts do on board and in outer space? What are they returning? What can the cosmos teach and how can this knowledge be applied on Earth? Finally, what is the essence of the profession "cosmonaut"? Russian pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Baturin answers these and many other questions. The author also talks about his journey as an astronaut. The book is illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs taken by the author in space.
