Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight)

Pioneering long-duration spaceflight, the three Skylab missions are chronicled here by an authorial team that includes Skylab astronauts Owen Garriott and Joe Kerwin. Written largely in oral-history style, with extensive quotation from participants in the Skylab program, the work explains the genesis of the space-station concept, the decisions that led to its actual configuration, and the station’s near-death experience when launched in 1973. As space-history readers know, critical pieces of Skylab ripped off during its launch, causing a crisis overcome by repairs the first crew made in one of NASA’s finer moments. Less known was a danger confronted by the second crew that compelled NASA to prepare an improvised rescue mission (which proved unnecessary), and not known at all is the fact that astronaut Alan Bean secretly wrote a journal during his sojourn on Skylab. Published here for the first time, Bean’s diary, added to voice transcripts of space walks, produces the you-are-there immediacy that buffs crave. They’ll be delighted to encounter this original work, which is ideal for browsing. --Gilbert Taylor \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Рассказ о "Скайлэбе" - американской орбитальной станции, предназначенной для технологических, астрофизических, биолого-медицинских исследований, а также для наблюдения Земли. Запущена 14 мая 1973 года, приняла три экспедиции с мая 1973 по февраль 1974 года, сошла с орбиты и разрушилась 11 июля 1979 года. Среди авторов книги - Оуэн Гэрриотт и Джо Кервин - астронавты, работавшие на станции. Написана в стиле устного повествования. Pioneering long-duration spaceflight, the three Skylab missions are chronicled here by an authorial team that includes Skylab astronauts Owen Garriott and Joe Kerwin. Written largely in oral-history style, with extensive quotation from participants in the Skylab program, the work explains the genesis of the space-station concept, the decisions that led to its actual configuration, and the station’s near-death experience when launched in 1973. As space-history readers know, critical pieces of Skylab ripped off during its launch, causing a crisis overcome by repairs the first crew made in one of NASA’s finer moments. Less known was a danger confronted by the second crew that compelled NASA to prepare an improvised rescue mission (which proved unnecessary), and not known at all is the fact that astronaut Alan Bean secretly wrote a journal during his sojourn on Skylab. Published here for the first time, Bean’s diary, added to voice transcripts of space walks, produces the you-are-there immediacy that buffs crave. They’ll be delighted to encounter this original work, which is ideal for browsing. --Gilbert Taylor __________ Рассказ о "Скайлэбе" - американской орбитальной станции, предназначенной для технологических, астрофизических, биолого-медицинских исследований, а также для наблюдения Земли. Запущена 14 мая 1973 года, приняла три экспедиции с мая 1973 по февраль 1974 года, сошла с орбиты и разрушилась 11 июля 1979 года. Среди авторов книги - Оуэн Гэрриотт и Джо Кервин - астронавты, работавшие на станции. Написана в стиле устного повествования.

as The United States And The Soviet Union Went From Exploring Space To Living In It, A Space Station Was Conceived As The Logical Successor To The Apollo Moon Program. But Between Conception And Execution There Was The Vastness Of Space Itself, To Say Nothing Of Monumental Technological Challenges. 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.

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a Well-told Saga Of Skylab From Start To Fiery Fall.

"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 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 9 Foreword ......Page 12 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgments......Page 22 Abbreviations......Page 26 1. From the Ground Up......Page 28 2. The Homesteaders......Page 64 3. Getting Ready to Fly......Page 92 4. Fifty-six Days in a Can......Page 122 5. A Tour of Skylab......Page 148 6. Ten Days in May......Page 162 7. “We Fix Anything”......Page 194 8. “Marooned”......Page 264 9. High Performance......Page 288 10. Sprinting a Marathon......Page 360 11. Science on Skylab......Page 426 12. What Goes Up.........Page 472 13. The Legacy of Skylab......Page 488 Appendix: Alan Bean’s In-Flight Diary......Page 498 Bibliography......Page 546 Tells the story of America's first space station from beginning to end. This work provides an 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, and its ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean.