First Cosmic Velocity

Publisher ‎G.P. Putnam's Sons (August 6, 2019) Language ‎English Hardcover ‎352 pages ISBN-10 ‎0525539271 ISBN-13 ‎978-0525539278 Item Weight ‎1.24 pounds Dimensions ‎6.5 x 1.22 x 9.2 inches Description Product Description A stunningly imaginative novel about the Cold War, the Russian space program, and the amazing fraud that pulled the wool over the eyes of the world. It's 1964 in the USSR, and unbeknownst even to Premier Khrushchev himself, the Soviet space program is a sham. Well, half a sham. While the program has successfully launched five capsules into space, the Chief Designer and his team have never successfully brought one back to earth. To disguise this, they've used twins. But in a nation built on secrets and propaganda, the biggest lie of all is about to unravel.