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1	Off the Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir more books like this by Jerry M Linenger, Captain, M.D., PH.D. It was like nothing on Earth. 'An unvarnished account of his near-disastrous stay, in 1997, on Russia's creaky space station...an engrossing report that NASA's publicity machine will bemoan' - "Booklist". '[Linenger's] frank, personable prose shows readers what it's like to be an astronaut - or at least to be this particular astronaut, trying, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir more books like this by Bryan Burrough Space is dangerous. Life in space unbearably fragile. Blasting across it in a rocket is daring enough, but to really claim it, to tame it, you have to stay there, to live in it. Only a few have tried, in every case their courage beyond question. Because in space even a fleck of paint can be deadly. Spacewalking outside the Mir station, though ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Letters from Mir: An Astronaut's Letters to His Son more books like this by Jerry M Linenger, Captain, M.D., PH.D. This title contains inspiring letters of an embattled astronaut in space to his young son on Earth. In January 1997, astronaut Dr. Jerry Linenger embarked on a 'routine' five-month mission to the Russian space station Mir, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 14-month-old son, and the everyday pleasures of planet Earth. Before he left, he promised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Space Station: Accident on Mir more books like this by Angela Royston This non-fiction title about a space station is intended to encourage boys to read. It is one of a series of graded readers designed to ensure progress in reading. The accompanying illustrations, photographs, information boxes and side panels aim to support children's understanding. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	The Story of Space Station Mir more books like this by David M Harland Space buffs know that the Soviet-era Russian spacecraft were the workhorses of the early space age and where men first learned to endure long-term spaceflight, The Mir space station has unquestionably been one of the most significant contributions to the Soviet/Russian space program. The experience of long-duration human space flight gained from ... see all copies from $20.50! new only from $20.92! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Waystation to the Stars: The Story of Mir, Michael and Me more books like this by Colin Foale Waystation to the Stars is the exclusive -- and the only authorized -- inside story of NASA astronaut Michael Foale and his time on the aging Russian space station Mir. A fascinating, hair-raising account, written by the astronaut's father. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $185.54! \| first editions
7	Dynamic Earth Environments: Remote Sensing Observations from Shuttle-Mir Missions more books like this by Kamlesh Lulla (Editor), Lev V Dessinov (Editor) The U.S./Russian collaboration that used the Space Shuttle and the Mir Space Station as platforms for acquiring remote sensing information about the Earth between 1996 and 1998 produced significant scientific results on hydrology, land use, and changes in some of the Earth's most dynamic environments. Many of these outstanding images are presented ... see all copies from $15.13! new only from $50.35! \| first editions
8	Adrift in the oceans of mercy more books like this by Martin Booth Space station "Mir IV" is on day 171 of its mission, encircling the Earth every 89 minutes. Yet, since day 36 it has carried only one passenger, the remaining cosmonaut from a 4-man crew. It is clear that ground control has abandoned his mission and alone among the stars he contemplates his fate. see all copies from $3.51! new only from $11.94! \| first editions
9	Dragonfly : the terrifying story of Mir, Earth's first outpost in space more books like this by Bryan Burrough The inside story from the universe's most outside habitation: the Mir Space Station, home since 1992 to astronauts and cosmonauts. In a white-knuckle narrative drama that is wholly space fact, not science fiction, sour Russians, intense Americans and one resourceful Briton battling to establish a pioneering homestead on the final frontier. Space ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $12.09! \| first editions
10	Mir Space Station more books like this by Neal Bernards Describes the Mir space station, its background, construction, problems, and contributions to our knowledge and experiences in space. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
11	The Mir Space Station: Precursor to Space Colonization more books like this by David M Harland This book explores the development and operation of the Mir Space Station over the last ten years, focusing on the engineering technology aspects of constructing and operating an orbital complex designed to be occupied by humans for long periods of time. see all copies from $25.00!
12	U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Human Spaceflight, Parts I-V: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science, U.S. more books like this by United States see all copies from $30.00! new only from $30.00!
13	Off the Planet: My Five Months Abroad the Space Station Mir more books like this by Jerry Linenger, M.D. An American astronaut vividly and candidly recounts the dramatic close calls that nearly doomed the 1997 space station mission and recounts details of the conflicts between the crew and Russian ground controllers. of photos. see all copies from $39.95! signed copies \| first editions

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