Парфенов, В.А. Возвращение из Космоса.
Москва: Воениздат, 1961. 72 с., бумажный переплет, обычный формат, на русском языке, серия «Научно-популярная библиотека военного издательства».
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Parfenov, V.A. Vozvrashchenie iz Kosmosa / Return from Space.
Moscow: Voenizdat, 1961. 72 pp., softcover binding, regular format, in Russian, series “Scientific-Popular Library of the Military Publishing House”.
Vozvrashchenie iz Kosmosa (Return from Space) by V.A. Parfenov, part of the “Scientific-Popular Library of the Military Publishing House” series, is a unique popular science publication prepared before Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight in April 1961. The author explores technical challenges of returning interplanetary spacecraft to Earth, discussing hypothetical solutions not yet realized at the time. Topics include orbital flights, recoverable satellites, winged gliders, inflatable spacecraft, ballistic capsules, aerodynamic braking, thermal protection, nose cone shapes, heat-resistant and refractory materials, and magnetic fields for temperature reduction. The book is richly illustrated with drawings, diagrams, sketches, and projects, featuring a colorful futuristic rocket design on the cover.
