Leaving earth: space stations, rival superpowers and the quest for interplanetary travel
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Main Author: Zimmerman, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. Joseph Henry 2003
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-508) and index
Skyscrapers in the sky -- Salyut : "I wanted him to come home" -- Skylab : a glorious forgotten triumph -- The early Salyuts : "the prize of all the people" -- Salyut 6 : the end of isolation -- Salyut 7 : phoenix in space -- Freedom : "you've got to put on your management hat ..." -- Mir : a year in space -- Mir : the road to capitalism -- Mir : the joys of freedom -- Mir : almost touching -- Mir : culture shock -- Mir : spin city -- International Space Station : ships passing in the night
Drawing on his vast store of knowledge about space travel, as well as hundreds of interviews with cosmonauts, astronauts, and scientists, Zimmerman superbly captures the excitement and suspense of our recent space-traveling past
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 528 pages)
ISBN:0309527503
9780309527507
0309085489
9780309085489
1280209313
9781280209314

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