{"product_id":"outposts-on-the-frontier-a-fifty-year-history-of-space-stations-hardcover","title":"Outposts on the Frontier: A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Chladek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClayton C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Space Station (ISS) is the largest man-made structure to orbit Earth and has been conducting research for close to a decade and a half. Yet it is only the latest in a long line of space stations and laboratories that have flown in orbit since the early 1970s. The histories of these earlier programs have been all but forgotten as the public focused on other, higher-profile adventures such as the Apollo moon landings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vast trove of stories filled with excitement, danger, humor, sadness, failure, and success, \u003ci\u003eOutposts on the Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past fifty years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty. Jay Chladek documents the historical tapestry of the people, the early attempts at space station programs, and how astronauts and engineers have contributed to and shaped the ISS in surprising ways.\u003ci\u003e Outposts on the Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the intriguing stories behind the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Almaz and Salyut programs, \u003ci\u003eSkylab\u003c\/i\u003e, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Spacelab, \u003ci\u003eMir\u003c\/i\u003e station, Spacehab, and the ISS and gives past-due attention to Vladimir Chelomei, the Russian designer whose influence in space station development is as significant as Sergei Korolev's in rocketry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutposts on the Frontier \u003c\/i\u003eis an informative and dynamic history of humankind's first outposts on the frontier of space. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Chladek\u003c\/b\u003e is a spaceflight historian and a regular contributor to the online forum collectSPACE. \u003cb\u003eClayton C. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e retired in 2013 after a thirty-year career with NASA and two missions to the International Space Station. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2015). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.72 x 9.04 x 6.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755578843469,"sku":"9780803222922","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/bnl2MnVUQVVqbitmVnRhZzAvVEM3dz09.webp?v=1776719539","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/outposts-on-the-frontier-a-fifty-year-history-of-space-stations-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}