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Bezig met laden... Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mirdoor Jerry M. Linenger
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Jerry Linenger was a U.S. astronaut stationed on the decrepit and deteriorating Russian space station Mir. This book exposes the corruption in the Russian space program and the fact that the crew wasn't a priority. Reading about space travel and life on Mir was cool. ( ) The word "Surviving" should probably be underlined in the title of this first-hand account by an American astro/cosmonaut of his experiences aboard Mir. There is precious little science in this book, but a great deal about living at the mercy of technology and Russian bureaucracy. Even though the reader knows that the author does ultimately survive, there is nevertheless suspense that builds up during Jerry Linenger's telling of his story. One cannot help but wonder at the sanity (or the naivety) of the several Americans who succeeded him on Mir. His description of the adaptation to life with gravity should give considerable pause to those anxious to send people to Mars. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"An engrossing report."--Booklist"Vividly captures the challenges and privations [Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight."--Library JournalNothing on earth compares to Off the Planet--Dr. Jerry Linenger's dramatic account of space exploration turned survival mission during his 132 days aboard the decaying and unstable Russian space station Mir.Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one mission. In his remarkable narrative, Linenger chronicles power outages that left the crew in complete darkness, tumbling out of control; chemical leaks and near collisions that threatened to rupture Mir's hull; and most terrifying of all--a raging fire that almost destroyed the space station and the lives of its entire crew. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)629.44Technology Engineering and allied operations Other Branches Astronauts and Space TravelLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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