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The Story of the Mir Space Station (Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration)

by David M. Harland

The Story of the Mir Space Station (Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration) Cover

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Publisher Comments:

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 successful Salyuts 6 and 7, describes Mir's structure, environment, power supply and maneuvering systems, and provides a comprehensive account of how it was assembled and how it operated in orbit. Tells how the Soviet Union's experience with a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir, which was assembled in space, piece by piece, between 1982 and 1996 and became an international research laboratory whose technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the International Space Station.
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Into the unknown.- Initial engineering development.- Routine operations.- A step towards permanent occupancy.- A base block for modular construction.- An astrophysics laboratory.- A microgravity laboratory for hire.- Expansion of abandonment?- Shuttle-Mir.- Fully booked.- The final years.- Legacy.- Further Reading.- Glossary.-Index.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780387230115
Author:
Harland, David M.
Publisher:
Springer-Praxis
Author:
Harland, David
Subject:
Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject:
Mir (Space station)
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration
Publication Date:
February 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
424
Dimensions:
9.52x6.72x.92 in. 1.92 lbs.
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