Leaving Earth : space stations, rival superpowers, and the quest for interplanetary travel /

Leaving Earth : space stations, rival superpowers, and the quest for interplanetary travel /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Zimmerman, Robert, 1953-
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2003.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Astronautics -- History. Astronautics -- Political aspects -- History. Space stations. Electronic books. Exploration of outer space. Space stations. Outer space -- Exploration -- History. Outer space.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9199197

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ISBN:	0309527503 (electronic bk.) 9780309527507 (electronic bk.) 0309085489 (cloth) 9780309085489 (cloth) 9786610209316 6610209316
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-508) and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 18, 2013).
Other form:	Print version: Zimmerman, Robert, 1953- Leaving earth. Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry, 2003 0309085489

Table of Contents:

Skyscrapers in the sky
Salyut : "I wanted him to come home"
Skylab : a glorious forgotten triumph
The early Salyuts : "the prize of all the people"
Salyut 6 : the end of isolation
Salyut 7 : phoenix in space
Freedom : "you've got to put on your management hat ..."
Mir : a year in space
Mir : the road to capitalism
Mir : the joys of freedom
Mir : almost touching
Mir : culture shock
Mir : spin city
International Space Station : ships passing in the night.