Description
Book SynopsisA vast trove of stories filled with excitement, danger, humor, sadness, failure, and success,
Outposts on the Frontier reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past fifty years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty.
Trade Review"Chladek expertly brings to life the stunning successes and tragic failures of space exploration in this worthy addition to science, history, and space collections."—Dan Kaplan,
Booklist"A notable achievement and an important book."—Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War
“From
Salyut,
Skylab, and
Mir to the International Space Station: with each passing orbit we learn and benefit from accumulated data and ongoing studies not only relating to our precious, fragile environment but the human physiology and possible long-term consequences for astronauts on protracted space missions beyond Earth orbit. This book highlights the incredible history of the orbiting vehicles that enable us to continue that crucial work: the space stations.”—Duane Graveline (1931–2016), NASA scientist-astronaut and author of
Surly Bonds and
From Laika with Love “Essential reading for anyone wanting to look beyond our early crewed space shots into the fascinating realm of a half century of international science missions aboard orbiting space laboratories.”—Jonathan Ward, author of
Rocket Ranch and
Countdown to a Moon Launch“I am personally delighted that Jay Chladek has written such a well-researched and authoritative book on the global history of space stations for the outstanding Outward Odyssey series. It will be a very welcome addition to the series and my bookcase.”—Manfred (“Dutch”) von Ehrenfried, NASA flight controller (1961–68) and support contractor to the Space Station Program Office (1984–96)
“Team spirit and solidarity: these are the fundamentals for any successful multiperson spaceflight. I once trained hard for a mission to the
Salyut 7 orbiting space laboratory, and I know that working aboard any space station, particularly the International Space Station, depends on a truly cooperative effort. This book will give you insight to that wonderfully productive and beneficial international history.”—Lt. Col. Patrick Baudry, French Air Force (ret.), Airbus senior test pilot and STS-51G cosmonaut and astronaut
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Humble Beginnings
2. Chelomei and Almaz
3.
Salyut 4. The Apollo Applications Project
5. The Rocky Road to Salyut Success
6. On-Orbit Diplomacy
7. Salyut Endurance!
8. European Participation
9. Soviet Space Station
Mir 10. The Odd Couple
11. The International Space Station
12.
Columbia 13. Construction Resumes
14. Final Construction
Epilogue
Sources
Index
