Overview
- Continues the History of the Human Space Exploration miniseries by Evans, which commemorates over 50 years of humans in space
- Provides complete coverage of the partnership between the Russian and American space shuttle program
- Explores the events which preceded the new era of the mid to late Nineties
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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"Partners in Space" focuses on the early to late 1990s, a time in the post-Soviet era when relations between East and West steadily - though not without difficulty - thawed and the foundations of real harmony and genuine co-operation were laid for the first time with Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station. This book explores the events which preceded that new ear, including the political demise of Space Station Freedom and the consequences of the fall of the Soviet Union on a once-proud human space program. It traces the history of "the Partnership" through the often traumatic times of Shuttle-Mir and closes on the eve of the launch of Zarya, the first component of today's International Space Station.
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“The description of launches, missions, experiments, and operations is comprehensive, and the biographical information presented on astronauts and their accomplishments as well as their personal lives is well done. This book will primarily benefit those interested in the nitty-gritty details of humans in space history. Summing Up: Recommended. Comprehensive space history collections, graduate students and above.” (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 51 (9), May, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: Partnership in Space
Book Subtitle: The Mid to Late Nineties
Authors: Ben Evans
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3278-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3277-7Published: 05 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3278-4Published: 04 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 497
Number of Illustrations: 75 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Popular Science in Astronomy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)