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Homesteading space : the Skylab story /

"Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab's own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America's first space station from beginning to fiery end." "Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hitt, David
Otros Autores: Garriott, Owen K., 1930-2019, Kerwin, Joe, 1932-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Colección:Outward odyssey.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From the ground up
  • The homesteaders
  • Getting ready to fly
  • Fifty-six days in a can
  • A tour of Skylab
  • Ten days in May
  • "We fix anything"
  • "Marooned"
  • High performance
  • Sprinting a marathon
  • Science on Skylab
  • What goes up
  • The legacy of Skylab
  • Appendix : Alan Bean's In-flight diary.