The Story of Space Station Mir

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* Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir.

* Depicts Mir’s assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996.

* Describes how Mir became an international research laboratory.

* Advises how Mir technology went on to form the ‘core modules’ of the ISS.

* The definitive account of Mir throughout its life through to de-orbiting in March 2001.

 

Author(s): David M Harland
Edition: 1
Publisher: Praxis
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 424

front-matter......Page 1
01Getting started......Page 20
02Routine operations......Page 69
03A step towards continuous occupancy......Page 122
04A base block for modular construction......Page 157
05An astrophysical laboratory......Page 169
06A microgravity laboratory for hire......Page 201
07Expansion or abandonment......Page 228
08Shuttle-Mir......Page 248
09Shuttle-Mir......Page 292
10In retrospect......Page 311
back-matter......Page 334