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'


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    Title :

    International space station : architecture beyond earth


    Contributors:
    Nixon, David (author, architect)

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    416 Seiten


    Remarks:

    Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten, Pläne
    Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 398-406



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.61 Raumfahrzeuge
    RVK:    ZH 6850 / ZO 8650
    DDC:    629.442