Creating the International Space Station' will be the first comprehensive review of the historical background, rationale behind, and events leading to the construction and commissioning of the ISS. The authors describe the orbital assembly of the ISS on a flight-by-flight basis, listing all the experiments planned in the various laboratory modules and explain their objectives. They also provide an account of the long-term stresses and strains of building the ISS on the US/Russia relationship, especially after 1997. By offering a comprehensive mix of operational work, microgravity science and future plans, the book should satisfy both the space enthusiast, eager for a detailed review of the missions, and the specialist wishing to read about the science research programme.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Author's Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 : Apollo Applications
Chapter 2 : The world's First Space Station
Chapter 3 : Skylab
Chapter 4 : NASA’s Next Logical Step
Chapter 5 : Success with Salyut
Chapter 6 : Reagan's go-Ahead
Chapter 7 : Salyut 7's jinx
Chapter 8 : ‘Space Station Freedom
Chapter 9 : Mir
Chapter 10 : An International Space Station
Chapter 11 : Shuttle-Mir
Chapter 12 : Building hardware
Chapter 13 : Orbital assembley
Postscript
Acronyms
Appendix 1 : Launch Vehicles
Appendix 2 : ISS hardware
Index
