Sunrise against Gemini. The first multi -seater spaceships. Afanasyev I.B.

The book talks about a little -known and relatively short episode of world history, when the first manned spaceships have already been launched in the Soviet Union and the United States of America, but the prestigious race for the landing of the first person has not yet entered the decisive phase.

The publication is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in the history of domestic and world missile and space technology, but the main emphasis is on youth, which begins to get acquainted with astronautics and has only general initial training in this area. The book is supplemented by a large number of illustrations, including those made specifically for this publication.

The headlines of the chapters used photographs taken by American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts in the flights of Mercury, Jamini, East and Supplery ", As well as photos from the archives of NASA and" Roscosmos ".