Homesteading space [electronic resource] : the Skylab story / David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin ; foreword by Homer Hickam.
Hitt, David.; Garriott, Owen K., 1930-; Kerwin, Joe, 1932-
2008
TL789.8.U6 S5557 2008eb
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Title Homesteading space [electronic resource] : the Skylab story / David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin ; foreword by Homer Hickam.
Author Hitt, David.
ISBN 9780803219014 (electronic bk.)
0803224346
9780803224346
Imprint Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 520 p.) : ill.
Call Number TL789.8.U6 S5557 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.45/4
Summary "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 Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them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."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [519]-520).
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Garriott, Owen K., 1930-
Kerwin, Joe, 1932-
Series Outward odyssey.
Available in Other Form Homesteading space.
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From the ground up
The homesteaders
Getting ready to fly
Fifty-six days in a can
A tour of Skylab
Ten days in May
"We fix anything"
"Marooned"
High performance
Sprinting a marathon
Science on Skylab
What goes up
The legacy of Skylab
Appendix : Alan Bean's In-flight diary.

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