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Giovanni Caprara, Living in Space: From Science Fiction to the International Space Station. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2000. This book covers the history of space habitation from early theoretical speculation to the first launchings of modules for the International Space Station. The strength of the book is its ample photographs that complement the historically accurate text.
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Andrew Dunar and Stephen Waring, Power to Explore: A History of the Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960–1990. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. This book provides an in-depth account of the Marshall Space Flight Center and the engineers responsible for much of America's space program for thirty years. The book is extremely well documented, revealing that politics and economics were stronger motivators for exploring space than scientific discovery.
David M. Harland, The Mir Space Station: A Precursor to Space Colonization. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. This book explores the development and operation of Mir, focusing on the engineering technology aspects of constructing and operating an orbital complex designed to be occupied by humans for long periods of time. This book also includes an excellent selection of photographs.
David M. Harland and John E. Catchpole, Creating the International Space Station. Chichester, England: Springer-Praxis, 2002. This work presents a comprehensive historical background, rationale for, and events leading to the construction of the ISS. The authors describe the orbital assembly of the ISS and experiments performed in the various laboratory modules. They also provide an account of the long-term stresses and strains of building the ISS on the U.S.-Russian relationship.
Jerry M. Linenger, Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Linenger is an American astronaut who spent five months aboard the Russian space station Mir. Linenger's account of that experience offers a balanced view of life aboard an aging space station. It is full of fascinating details about everyday life in a confined craft and how people survive psychologically and relate to one another under prolonged isolation and confinement. Linenger also provides insights into the bizarre relationship between the crew and mission control that may have kept him and his Russian comrades in constant danger.
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Irene Brown, "Space Radiation Becomes Burning Issue," Discovery Channel, September 2003. www.dsc.discovery.com .
Tamarack R. Czarnik, "Medical Emergencies in Space," Mars Society, 2002. www.mars.complete-isp.com.
Leonard David, "New ISS Duty: A Military Outpost?" Space.com , September 2001. www.space.com .
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