Homesteading Space

by Hitt, David

• ISBN13: 9780803224346
• ISBN10: 0803224346
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution there was the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of monumental technological challenges.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 Spaceis 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 Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them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. For more information about the series, visit www.outwardodyssey.com .

Author Biography

David Hitt is a journalist, writer, and editor for NASA Educational Technology Services.

 

Owen Garriott is a former NASA astronaut—and one of the first six scientist-astronauts selected in 1965. He was stationed on Skylab in 1973 and later flew STS-9, the first international Spacelab mission.

 

Joe Kerwin is a former NASA astronaut—also one of the first scientist-astronauts selected in 1965. He flew on the first Skylab mission in 1973, was director of Space and Life Sciences at the Johnson Space Center, managed the Extravehicular Systems Project at Lockheed, and eventually became senior vice president of Wyle Laboratories.

 

Alan Bean is the former spacecraft commander of Skylab 3 and became the fourth man to walk on the moon in 1969.

 

Homer Hickam, a former NASA engineer, is the author of Rocket Boys and October Sky.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Skylab: From the Ground Up

The Homesteaders

Getting Ready to Fly

SMEAT: 56 Days in a Can

A Tour of Skylab

Saving Skylab: Ten Days in May

Skylab I: "We Fix Anything"

"Marooned"

Skylab II: High Performance

Skylab III: Sprinting a Marathon

Science On Skylab

What Goes Up...

The Legacy of Skylab

Alan Bean's In-Flight Diary

Bibliography

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