Salyut - The First Space Station

Author: Grujica S. Ivanovich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387739734
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
This remarkable book gives a comprehensive account of the longest manned space mission of the time. It details for the first time the people involved and the crews assigned to operate the first space station Salyut. The book portrays the selection of the crews, dramatic flights and tragedy of Soyuz 11. Biographies of the Soyuz 11 cosmonauts are published for the first time in English. The book relates discussions between the key personnel, and investigates the causes of the tragedy. The book ends with memories of all those affected by the DOS program and the tragedy of Soyuz 11 and looks forward to a continuation of the historic mission of Salyut.

Salyut - The First Space Station

Author: Grujica S. Ivanovich
Publisher: Praxis
ISBN: 9780387735856
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Soyuz

Author: Rex Hall
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781852336578
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
Rex Hall and Dave Shayler provide a unique history of the Soyuz spacecraft programme from conception, through development to its use, detailed in the only English language book available on this topic. Planned for publication in 2003, it will celebrate 40 years since the original concept of the Soyuz craft.

Salyut : Soviet steps toward permanent human presence in space.

Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428924019
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
As the other major spacefaring nation, the Soviet Union is a subject of interest to the Congress in their deliberations concerning the future of U.S. space activities. In the course of an assessment of Civilian Space Stations (in 1983), the Office of Tech. Assessment (OTA) undertook a study of the presence of Soviets in space & their Salyut space stations. The major element in this technical memorandum was a workshop held at OTA in Dec. 1982: it was the first occasion when a significant number of experts in this area of Soviet space activities had met for extended unclassified discussion. As a result of the workshop, OTA prepared this report. Includes ¿Graphic Comparison of Soviet & U.S. Space Vehicles.¿ Illustrations.

The Story of Space Station Mir

Author: David M. Harland
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387739777
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
* 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.

Mir Hardware Heritage

Author: David S. F. Portree
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The heritage of the major Mir complex hardware elements is described. These elements include Soyuz-TM and Progress-M ; the Kvant, Kvant 2, and Kristall modules ; and the Mir base block. Configuration changes and major mission events of Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and Mir multiport space stations are described in detail for the period 1977-1994. A comparative chronology of U.S. and Soviet/Russian manned spaceflight is also given for that period. The 68 illustrations include comparative scale drawings of U.S. and Russian spacecraft as well as sequential drawings depicting missions and mission events.

The Story of Manned Space Stations

Author: Philip Baker
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387684883
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
This book charts the history of manned space stations in a logical, chronological order. It tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together. It describes rarely mentioned development programs, most of which never flew, including the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Soviet Almaz station, and the Soviet Polyus battlestation. The Mir space station was one of the greatest human achievements in modern history, and a thorough telling of its story is essential to this book. This book is the first of its kind to tell the whole story of the manned space stations from the USA and Russia.

The Brick Moon, and Other Stories

Author: Edward Everett Hale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description

Skylab

Author: Shayler David
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781852334079
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424

Book Description
Between May 1973 and February 1974 three teams of astronauts increased the American space endurance record from 14 days, set in 1965, to three months aboard the Skylab space station in missions lasting 28, 59 and 84 days. American astronauts did not surpass these records for over 20 years until the NASA Mir missions began in 1995. In "Skylab - America's space station", David Shayler chronicles the evolution of the station, its infrastructure on the ground including astronaut training, each of the three manned missions, summary of results, achievements and the lessons learned. The creation of the International Space Station is the real legacy of Skylab as American astronauts once again embark on extended missions around the Earth.

Creating the International Space Station

Author: David M. Harland
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9781852332020
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428

Book Description
As the most obvious man-made object in the night sky, clearly visible to the naked eye, the International Space Station is of interest to almost everyone. Richly illustrated with around 100 figures this is the first book to describe the technical aspects of its design and construction and details of its day-to-day operation. The text relates the orbital assembly on a flight-by-flight basis, listing all the experiments in NASA's laboratory and explains their objectives. By offering a comprehensive mix of operational work, microgravity, science and future plans, it will satisfy both the space enthusiast, eager for a detailed review of the missions, and the specialist wishing to learn more about this science programme.