| Description |
x, 259 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part 1 On the Planet -- 1. Looking Upward 3 -- 2. Becoming an Astronaut 5 -- 3. Hello, Russia 16 -- 4. Hanging Out in Star City 28 -- 5. Training, Russian Style 38 -- 6. Tomorrow, Mir 48 -- 7. Crew Quarters 57 -- 8. Off to Work 64 -- Part 2 Off the Planet -- 9. Docking a One-Hundred-Ton Space Shuttle 75 -- 10. My First Days on Mir 88 -- 11. Arrival of Vasily and Sasha 92 -- 12. "Fire!" 99 -- 13. An Attempted Coverup 111 -- 14. Cosmonauts, Da! Mission Control, Nyet! 118 -- 15. Glories of Earth Gazing 135 -- 16. Profound Isolation 149 -- 17. Escaping a Near-Death Collision 160 -- 18. Housekeeping in Space 178 -- 19. Hurtling Into Nothingness 184 -- 20. Broken Trust 194 -- 21. Taking a Stroll 203 -- 22. Going Home 211 -- 23. Even the Air Tastes Sweet 220 -- Part 3 Back on the Planet -- 24. Home at Last 231 -- 25. Getting Back on My Feet 237 -- 26 Aftershock 241 -- 27. "Are You Glad You Flew on Mir?" 246. |
| Subject |
Linenger, Jerry M.
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Mir (Space station)
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Space stations.
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Space flights.
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Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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Space vehicle accidents.
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| ISBN |
007136112X |
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9780071361125 |
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007137230X |
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9780071372305 |
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