Binding: Paperback
Description: As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution stood the vastness of space itself to say nothing of the monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space by two of Skylab's own astronauts and a NAS a journalist tells the dramatic story of America's first space station from beginning to fiery end. Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing sometimes humorous often inspiring account of the determined hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near - disastrous launch a heroic rescue an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek and the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in - flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training during the mission and in bringing them safely home. Purchase the audio edition.
Title: Homesteading Space The Skylab Story
Author(s): Bean Alan L.
Publisher: University Of Nebraska Press
Barcode: 9780803236394
Pages: 568 Pages, 50 Illustrations, 1 Table, 1 Appendix
Publication Date: 11/1/2011
Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space