The Story of Space Station Mir

This successor edition picks up the story where the first edition left off in 1997, and runs through to Mir's de-orbiting in March 2001, providing the definitive account of the Mir Space Station. The book reviews the origins of the Soviet space station programme, in particular the highly succes...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harland, David M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Space Exploration,
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Solar system.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Space Physics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Getting started
  • Routine operations
  • A step towards continuous occupancy
  • A base block for modular construction
  • An astrophysical laboratory
  • A microgravity laboratory for hire
  • Expansion or abandonment?
  • Shuttle-Mir
  • The final chapter
  • In retrospect.

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