The mammoth book of space exploration and disasters : [over 50 true accounts of triumph and tragedy in space, taking you right inside the capsule and beyond

In the words of those who trod the void and those at mission control, here are over 50 of the greatest true stories of suborbital, orbital and deep-space exploration. From Apollo 8â€TMs first view of a fractured, tortured landscape of craters on the â€ РњС“dark sideâ€TM of the Moon to the series of cliff-hanger crises aboard space station Mir, they include moments of extraordinary heroic achievement as well as episodes of terrible human cost. Among the astronauts and cosmonauts featured are John Glenn, Pavel Beyayev, Jim Lovell, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Valery Korzun, Vasily Tsibliyev and Michael Foale. Includes • First walk in space by Sergei Leonov and his traumatic return to Earth • Apollo 13â€TMs problem – the classic, nail-biting account of abandoning ship on the way to the Moon • Docking with the frozen, empty Salyut 7 space station that had drifted without power for eight months • Progress crashes into Mir – the astronauts survive death by a hairâ€TMs breadth • Jerry Linengerâ€TMs panic attack during a space walk, â€ РњС“just out there danglingâ€TM. In the words of those who trod the void and those at mission control, this book covers over 50 of the true stories of suborbital, orbital and deep-space exploration. It includes moments of extraordinary heroic achievement as well as episodes of terrible human cost. It covers first walk in space by Sergei Leonov and his traumatic return to Earth. A heart-stopping collection of true stories about disasters in space includes coverage of the Apollo 8 and 13 experiences, fires and collisions about the MIR space station, and other fatal or near-fatal experiences in the world's various space programs. Original.