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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Hitt; Owen K Garriott; Joe Kerwin |
| ISBN: | 0803224346 9780803224346 |
| OCLC Number: | 221147767 |
| Description: | xxvi, 520 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | From the ground up -- The homesteaders -- Getting ready to fly -- Fifty-six days in a can -- A tour of Skylab -- Ten days in May -- "We fix anything" -- "Marooned" -- High performance -- Sprinting a marathon -- Science on Skylab -- What goes up -- The legacy of Skylab -- Appendix : Alan Bean's In-flight diary. |
| Series Title: | Outward odyssey. |
| Responsibility: | David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin ; foreword by Homer Hickam. |
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"The success of our nation's first space station did not come easily. The challenges were met with vision, courage, and competence. Those who personified these traits forcefully and honesty tell their stories here unfiltered by writers or press. The result is both historically significant and a great read." Ed Gibson, Skylab III science pilot and author "A launch accident nearly doomed Skylab, America's first space station, before its mission could begin. This first-hand story of how American ingenuity, innovation, and gutsy risk-taking turned tragedy to triumph and produced pioneering science in orbit is an inspiration. Homesteading Space captures the never-give-up spirit of our first attempts to explore space--and stay there." Tom Jones, veteran shuttle astronaut and author of Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir "When people now spend half a year at a time aboard a continuously-occupied orbital outpost, it's hard to imagine when the first steps in that direction were being made. Homesteading Space provides a powerful and eye-popping narrative of what it took to begin that journey. This book tells its story with candor, context, and humor, and is a worthy addition to any space library--including, I hope soon, the one aboard today's International Space Station." Jim Oberg, NASA Mission Control veteran, NBC News space consultant Read more...
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