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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS LINKING THE SPACE SHUTT...

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? Docking technologies
had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the
shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations  but thesewere
postponed until the Mir station became available  while plans for getting a new U. S. space
station underway were stalled. In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations  the author
delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space
stations  culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle toMir. By 1998  after nearly
three decades of planning and operations  shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in: - A proven
system to link up the space shuttle to a space station- Equipment and hands-on experience in
handling tons of materials- An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply
Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the
creation of the later  much larger and far more complex International Space Station  as
described in the companionvolume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills
Its Mission.

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