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In the Footsteps of Columbus

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The European Space Agency has a long history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. 

This book tells the story of the ESA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station over its first decade and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments.

ESA has contributed the Columbus science laboratory as well as the Copula, the Leonardo PMM and the ATV supply ship to the station's infrastructure but it is the human endeavor that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth's only outpost in space, ESA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project.

Extensive use of color photographs from NASA and ESA depicting the experiments carried out, the phases of the ISS construction and the personal stories of the astronauts in space highlights the crucial European work on human spaceflight.



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ISBN: 9783319275604
Publication date:
Author: John OSullivan
Publisher: Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 391 pages
Series: Springer Praxis Books
Genres: Aerospace and aviation technology
Astronautics
Solar system: the Sun and planets
Applied physics
Astronomy, space and time

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