Beschreibung:
How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked?
Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Dedication.- Prologue.- Chapter 1 The Space Shuttle and the Space Station.- Chapter 2 Shuttle and Salyut: A Lost Opportunity.- Chapter 3 The Price of Freedom.- Chapter 4 Putting It All Together.- Chapter 5 The Human Element.- Chapter 6 Getting There.- Chapter 7 Shuttle-Mir 1994-1998.- Chapter 8 The Docked Phase.- Chapter 9 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters.- Chapter 10 Getting Back.- Closing Comments.- Afterword.- Abbreviations.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Author.