Homesteading space
Subtitle: the Skylab story
By: David Hitt, Owen Garriott, and Joe Kerwin ; foreword by Homer Hickam.
Contributors: Garriott, Owen K., 1930-; Kerwin, Joe, 1932-
Series: Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780803224346
Subjects: Skylab Program; Manned space flight -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Outer space -- Exploration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "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 Space is 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 Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.