You can purchase this book clicking here.

If you wish to purchase further titles already reviewed here, please return each time to SBB. Using the direct links available at our site is easier than searching by title, author, or ISBN number.

EDITORIAL INFORMATION

The International Space Station programme has made its mark in the annals of space exploration through a remarkable series of space "firsts": The first time a partnership of nations has owned and operated a space station; the first time western agencies have been given access to previously-secret Russian facilities; the first time training and control centres in many countries have been linked; the first time traffic involving multiple spacecraft built by many countries has been coordinated; the first time large-scale commercial ventures have been attempted; the first time a robot has handed over to another robot in human space flight. And the list is growing. This is the story of a truly monumental project, from the dream to the reality.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

-Table of Contents.

-List of Illustrations.

-List of Tables.

-Acknowledgements.

-Introduction.

-1. Building a Giant.

-2. From Dream to Reality.

-3. Handshake in Space.

-4. Metamorphosis.

-5. Coming and Going.

-6. Construction Site in Space.

-7. Life on the Space Station.

-8. Value for Money?

-9. Future Uncertain.

-Appendix 1: Launch Vehicles. 

-Appendix 2: ISS Hardware.

-Appendix 3: ISS Crew Biographies

-Selected Web Sites.

-Selected Reading List.

-Index.