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Overview

From winged rocket ships, to the giant rotating wheels of Wernher von Braun and 2001: A Space Odyssey, to the epic, controversy-wracked sagas of Mir and the International Space Station, this highly original blend of history and popular culture explains why the dream of a permanently occupied space outpost has captivated so many for so long. Ninety-five of the most arresting drawings, artists' conceptions, and photographs ever assembled, many rare and never before published, illustrate this thought-provoking narrative of the evolution of the space station as cultural icon.

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Overview

From winged rocket ships, to the giant rotating wheels of Wernher von Braun and 2001: A Space Odyssey, to the epic, controversy-wracked sagas of Mir and the International Space Station, this highly original blend of history and popular culture explains why the dream of a permanently occupied space outpost has captivated so many for so long. Ninety-five of the most arresting drawings, artists' conceptions, and photographs ever assembled, many rare and never before published, illustrate this thought-provoking narrative of the evolution of the space station as cultural icon.

Uniquely qualified to tell the story of the extraordinary effort to actually put hardware and people in space, preeminent space historian Roger Launius is at his best relating lessons from Mir, Skylab, ISS, and the Salyuts, navigating political treachery, translating technology, refereeing controversies, and weaving the magic of space habitation, both real and imaginary. He resuscitates the Flash Gordon and Captain Kirk in us all with his vision of a future in which space stations are surrounded by space-based research parks, industry and commerce, and tourist destinations, and, most importantly, provide a portal to the Moon, Mars-and beyond.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781568527161
  • Publisher: Konecky & Konecky LLC.
  • Publication date: 4/10/2009
  • Pages: 274
  • Sales rank: 1,160,519
  • Product dimensions: 8.10 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Roger D. Launius, former chief historian of NASA, is a member of the Space History Division of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 Origins 3
2 The Space Station and the von Braun Paradigm 25
3 Skylab and the Salyuts: Preliminary Space Stations 53
4 The Strange Career of Space Station Freedom 111
5 A Mir Interlude 143
6 Building the International Space Station 175
7 Epilogue: Whither the International Space Station 209
Appendices 231
Notes 239
Bibliographical Essay 255
Index 259

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