International Space Station

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 film2001, 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. 30 black-and-white illustrations.LaFontaine, Bruce is the author of 'International Space Station' with ISBN 9780486423791 and ISBN 0486423794.