Outposts on the Frontier: A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight) by Jay Chladek (PDF)

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The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest man-made structure to orbit Earth and has been conducting research for close to a decade and a half. Yet it is only the latest in a long line of space stations and laboratories that have flown in orbit since the early 1970s. The histories of these earlier programs have been all but forgotten as the public focused on other, higher-profile adventures such as the Apollo moon landings. A vast trove of stories filled with excitement, danger, humor, sadness, failure, and success, Outposts on the Frontier reveals how the Soviets and the Americans combined strengths to build space stations over the past fifty years. At the heart of these scientific advances are people of both greatness and modesty. Jay Chladek documents the historical tapestry of the people, the early attempts at space station programs, and how astronauts and engineers have contributed to and shaped the ISS in surprising ways. Outposts on the Frontier delves into the intriguing stories behind the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, the Almaz and Salyut programs, Skylab, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Spacelab, Mir station, Spacehab, and the ISS and gives past-due attention to Vladimir Chelomei, the Russian designer whose influence in space station development is as significant as Sergei Korolev’s in rocketry.Outposts on the Frontier is an informative and dynamic history of humankind’s first outposts on the frontier of space. Purchase the audio edition.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Review “Chladek expertly brings to life the stunning successes and tragic failures of space exploration in this worthy addition to science, history, and space collections.”—Dan Kaplan, Booklist”A notable achievement and an important book.”—Nicholas Sambaluk, H-War“From Salyut, Skylab, and Mir to the International Space Station: with each passing orbit we learn and benefit from accumulated data and ongoing studies not only relating to our precious, fragile environment but the human physiology and possible long-term consequences for astronauts on protracted space missions beyond Earth orbit. This book highlights the incredible history of the orbiting vehicles that enable us to continue that crucial work: the space stations.”—Duane Graveline (1931–2016), NASA scientist-astronaut and author of Surly Bonds and From Laika with Love Published On: 2016-09-08“Essential reading for anyone wanting to look beyond our early crewed space shots into the fascinating realm of a half century of international science missions aboard orbiting space laboratories.”—Jonathan Ward, author of Rocket Ranch and Countdown to a Moon Launch Published On: 2016-09-08“I am personally delighted that Jay Chladek has written such a well-researched and authoritative book on the global history of space stations for the outstanding Outward Odyssey series. It will be a very welcome addition to the series and my bookcase.”—Manfred (“Dutch”) von Ehrenfried, NASA flight controller (1961–68) and support contractor to the Space Station Program Office (1984–96) Published On: 2016-09-08“Team spirit and solidarity: these are the fundamentals for any successful multiperson spaceflight. I once trained hard for a mission to the Salyut 7 orbiting space laboratory, and I know that working aboard any space station, particularly the International Space Station, depends on a truly cooperative effort. This book will give you insight to that wonderfully productive and beneficial international history.”—Lt. Col. Patrick Baudry, French Air Force (ret.), Airbus senior test pilot and STS-51G cosmonaut and astronaut Published On: 2016-09-08 About the Author Jay Chladek is a spaceflight historian and a regular contributor to the online forum collectSPACE. Clayton C. Anderson retired in 2013 after a thirty-year career with NASA and two missions to the International Space Station. He is the author of The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut (Nebraska, 2015).

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Really enjoying this read. Detailed information on the Soviet/Russian program that was previously not available.

⭐This is a “dad book” in the best possible way: a deep dive into a technical domain, told thoroughly, but with amusing anecdotes and charming asides to get you through the dry bits. I don’t consider myself a space expert, but even as someone reasonably well informed about human spaceflight, I learned a lot from this book, especially the fascinating, extensive, and occasionally alarming history of the Soviet and Russian space stations. Anyway, space is awesome, space stations are awesome, what’s not to like?

⭐Jay’s book is a welcome chronology of the development of Space Station technology beginning with the Soviet Union’s first steps in the 1960’s to the current International Space Station. The Soviets took the lead (mostly in secret) in developing the means and learning the difficult lessons of living in micro-gravity for long periods. It was not without risk but the rewards gave them an early lead. America’s Skylab program as wells as the cooperation needed to get US astronauts on the MIR space station are also covered. This book fills in the gaps on the evolution of living in space and I enjoyed it immensely.

⭐Author is my nephew, but even if not, the book was easy to understand for even a novice of space travel and space living. In fact, it was fascinating for this great grandma! I got to observe how the author researched significantly while writing the book. And I was able to get an autograph as well!

⭐Most thorough coverage in one book out their, yet an easy and compelling read.Only hard part is all the Russian names.

⭐Learning to understand.

⭐Really enjoyed this in depth history of space stations. Highly recommend for any space buffs out there!

⭐I don’t know what these other reviews are gushing about, but I found the book to be very boring and it contained nothing that wasn’t already well-known just from watching a couple of NASA documentaries on PBS. What a disappointment. Save your money and move on to something better written than this.

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