Creating the International Space Station

A comprehensive account of the creation of the International Space Station. Beginning with a review of the operations that led up to the construction of ISS - S... » 

A comprehensive account of the creation of the International Space Station. Beginning with a review of the operations that led up to the construction of ISS - Skylab, Salyut, Mir and the Shuttle - the authors then describe the collaboration between the space nations that led to the design and building of the ISS. Finally, there is a look ahead to the future of the ISS and the possibility of colonies in space.(24) «