International Space Station : architecture beyond earth
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International Space Station : architecture beyond earth
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ISBN:
9780993072130
Physical Description:
416 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Contents:
Diversity and vision : 1979-1983 -- Ambition and grandeur : 1984-1988 -- Crisis and resolution : 1989-1993 -- Anticipation and preparation : 1994-1998 -- Endurance and achievement : 1999-2011.
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Summary:
In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space Station is an established and highly successful research centre in Earth orbit. The history of this extraordinary project is a complex weave of powerful threads - political, diplomatic, financial and technological among them - but none is more fascinating than the story of its design. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the International Space Station's conception, development and assembly in space. As a highly accessible chronicle of a complex piece of design and engineering, it will appeal to readers far beyond the space field. NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, a veteran of International Space Station Expeditions 20 and 21 and Shuttle Missions STS-128, STS-129 and STS-133, introduces the book with a personal memoir - 'A Home in Space'.