Gary Kitmacher

With a title like Reference Guide to the International Space Station, this book doesn’t really need a back-cover blurb. It has one, however; and it says, “This book is designed to provide a broad overview of the International Space Station’s complex configuration, design, and component systems. As well, the sophisticated procedures required in the Station’s construction and operation are presented”. But this is not strictly accurate. The book’s overview is actually quite detailed – it gives, for example, the physical dimensions, and other related facts and figures, about every module of the ISS. It is also copiously illustrated (see sample pages here and here), with lots of wonderful photographs.

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