| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 520 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Outward odyssey |
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Outward odyssey.
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| Contents |
From the ground up -- The homesteaders -- Getting ready to fly -- Fifty-six days in a can -- A tour of Skylab -- Ten days in May -- "We fix anything" -- "Marooned" -- High performance -- Sprinting a marathon -- Science on Skylab -- What goes up -- The legacy of Skylab -- Appendix : Alan Bean's In-flight diary |
| Summary |
"Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab's own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America's first space station from beginning to fiery end." "Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, and an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, as well as the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-520) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Skylab Program.
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| SUBJECT |
Skylab Program fast |
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| Subject |
Manned space flight -- History -- 20th century
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Exploration of outer space
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Manned space flight
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Skylab
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| SUBJECT |
Outer space -- Exploration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
United States
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Outer space
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Garriott, Owen K., 1930-2019
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Kerwin, Joe, 1932-
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| ISBN |
9780803219014 |
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0803219016 |
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