Accurately rendered illustrations, accompanied by fact-filled captions, spotlight the many efforts to establish a docking station in space, including a 1950s concept for a "spoked wheel," similar to the docking station depicted in the 1968 film 2001, A Space Odyssey; the Russian MIR Complex (1986-2001); astronauts and cosmonauts constructing Alpha; a visualization of the finished terminal—projected for 2006—complete with solar panels, thermal radiators, a U.S. research lab, a habitat module, and more. Includes 30 black-and-white illustrations.
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