Screen LibraryIn the footsteps of Columbus : European missions to the International Space Station /
The European Space Agency has a long history of cooperating with NASA in human spaceflight, having developed the Spacelab module for carrying in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle. This book tells of the development of ESA's Columbus microgravity science laboratory of the International Space...
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Springer, published by Springer Nature ; Published in association with Praxis Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Switzerland : Chichester, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
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The European Space Agency has a long history of cooperating with NASA in human spaceflight, having developed the Spacelab module for carrying in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle. This book tells of the development of ESA's Columbus microgravity science laboratory of the International Space Station and the European astronauts who work in it. From the beginning, ESA has been in close collaboration on the ISS, making a significant contribution to the station hardware. Special focus is given to Columbus and Copula as well as station resupply using the ATV. Each mission is also examined indiv |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 391 pages : illustrations (chiefly color ) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-372) and index. |
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9783319275604 3319275607 |
| Index Number: | TL873 |
| CLC: | V423.7 |
| Call Number: | V423.7/O859 |