Overview
- The first book to tell the whole story of the manned space stations from the USA and Russia, from the very beginning, through to the current International Space Station
- Tells the story of the International Space Station and to the possibilities beyond
- Describes rarely mentioned development programs, most of which never flew, including the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Soviet Almaz station, and the Soviet Polyus battlestation
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Philip Baker charts the history of manned space stations from the very beginning in a logical, chronological order. He tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and the ISS, and includes programs that rarely get mentioned - the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, and the Soviet Almaz station, both military backed projects.
The Mir space station was one of the greatest human achievements in modern history, and a thorough telling of its story is essential to this book. During its life it grew and evolved into a truly international outpost, with visitors from all over the world taking advantage of the only permanent space station in orbit at that time.
This book will be the only one of its kind to tell the whole story of the manned space stations from both nations, from the very beginning, to the current ISS story, and to the possibilities beyond.
Each chapter of this book will contain interviews with many of the primary participants, including the astronauts, cosmonauts, designers, mission controllers, doctors and managers most directly involved in the flights. The author paints a vivid picture of two competing nations slowly coming together to form an alliance that is shaky and uncertain to begin with, but grows from fierce competition into solid collaboration.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Story of Manned Space Stations
Book Subtitle: An Introduction
Authors: Philip Baker
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68488-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-30775-6Published: 21 June 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-68488-8Published: 20 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 170
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)