Creating the International Space Station

by John E. Catchpole and David M. Harland

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852332026
• ISBN13: 9781852332020
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.4"