Outposts on the Frontier

"""Chladek expertly brings to life the stunning successes and tragic failures of space exploration in this worthy addition to science, history, and space collections.""—Dan Kaplan, Booklist ""A notable achievement and an important book.""—Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War “From Salyut, Skylab, and Mir to the International Space Station: with each passing orbit we learn and benefit from accumulated data and ongoing studies not only relating to our precious, fragile environment but the human physiology and possible long-term consequences for astronauts on protracted space missions beyond Earth orbit. This book highlights the incredible history of the orbiting vehicles that enable us to continue that crucial work: the space stations.”—Duane Graveline (1931–2016), NASA scientist-astronaut and author of Surly Bonds and From Laika with Love    “Essential reading for anyone wanting to look beyond our early crewed space shots into the fascinating realm of a half century of international science missions aboard orbiting space laboratories.”—Jonathan Ward, author of Rocket Ranch and Countdown to a Moon Launch “I am personally delighted that Jay Chladek has written such a well-researched and authoritative book on the global history of space stations for the outstanding Outward Odyssey series.  It will be a very welcome addition to the series and my bookcase.”—Manfred (“Dutch”) von Ehrenfried, NASA flight controller (1961–68) and support contractor to the Space Station Program Office (1984–96)   “Team spirit and solidarity: these are the fundamentals for any successful multiperson spaceflight.  I once trained hard for a mission to the Salyut 7 orbiting space laboratory, and I know that working aboard any space station, particularly the International Space Station, depends on a truly cooperative effort. This book will give you insight to that wonderfully productive and beneficial international history.”—Lt. Col. Patrick Baudry, French Air Force (ret.), Airbus senior test pilot and STS-51G cosmonaut and astronaut"