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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

For most people the Mir space station is synonymus with calamity - a fire, collision with an unmanned Progress M-34 supply vehicle, and countless life-threatening technical failures. Unfortunately that tends to eclipse the fact that the American and Russian space agencies successfully co-operated on this project for six years. NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts worked together to overcome mechanical and engineering breakdowns, cultural differences, political crises and mistrust to contribute significantly to scientific advancement. Here is the untold story of the Shuttle-Mir programme. This book describes, in detail and in the words of the astronauts who lived aboard Mir, the major scientific achievements of the programme. Not the least, these include lessons learned about reducing risks and stress, and the implications for the forthcoming International Space Station.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

-Table of Contents

-Foreword.

-Author's Preface

-Acknowledgements.

-List of Illustrations.

-1. Skylab Sets the Stage

-2. Americans and Russians on Mir.

-3. Growing Food in Space.

-4. A Biorevolution Through Tissue Engineering.

-5. Space Crystals Fight Against Disease.

-6. The Lessons Learned from Mir.

-7. Science on an International Space Laboratory.

-Appendix 1. American Long-Duration Missions to Mir.

-Appendix 2. Psichological Support of American Astronauts on Mir.

-Appendix 3. Scientific Investigations on Mir.

-Bibliography

-Index.