EAN: 9783319275604

PRAXIS BOOKS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COLUMBUS - J...

The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight  flying in space with both
NASA and the Soviet Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the ESA
astronauts who have visited the International Space Station over its first decade and how they
have lived on board  helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific
experiments. ESA has contributed the Columbus science laboratory as well as the Copula  the
Leonardo PMM and the ATV supply ship to the station's infrastructure but it is the human
endeavor that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six month expeditions  from
spacewalking to commanding the Earth's only outpost in space  ESA astronauts have played a
vital role in the international project. Extensive use of color photographs from NASA and ESA
depicting the experiments carried out  the phases of the ISS construction and the personal
stories of the astronauts in space highlights the crucial European work on human spaceflight.

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