Chladek, Jay.

Outposts on the Frontier : A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (515 pages) - Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Series . - Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Humble Beginnings -- 2. Chelomei and Almaz -- 3. Salyut -- 4. The Apollo Applications Project -- 5. The Rocky Road to Salyut Success -- 6. On-Orbit Diplomacy -- 7. Salyut Endurance! -- 8. European Participation -- 9. Soviet Space Station Mir -- 10. The Odd Couple -- 11. The International Space Station -- 12. Columbia -- 13. Construction Resumes -- 14. Final Construction -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Index.

9781496201089


Space stations--International cooperation.


Electronic books.

KF27.C453 2017

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