The Story of Space Station Mir

The Story of Space Station Mir
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 9780387739779
ISBN-13 : 0387739777
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Book Synopsis The Story of Space Station Mir by : David M. Harland

Download or read book The Story of Space Station Mir written by David M. Harland and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. * Depicts Mir’s assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996. * Describes how Mir became an international research laboratory. * Advises how Mir technology went on to form the ‘core modules’ of the ISS. * The definitive account of Mir throughout its life through to de-orbiting in March 2001.


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