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The theoretical basis for interplanetary flight had been well laid by Russia in the period from 1883, Tsiolkovsky’s first book, to the space boom of the 1920s and a resumption of interest in space travel in the 1950s. What about the practical side?
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(2007). First plans. In: Russian Planetary Exploration. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49664-1_2
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