“An engrossing report.”—Booklist “Vividly captures the challenges and privations [Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight.”—Library

Presents a behind-the-scenes account of NASA's ambitious and sometimes tumultuous involvement with Russia's problem-plagued Mir space station over three years.

A memoir of life aboard Mir recalls the dramatic events that nearly destroyed the aging Russian space station--from power outages, to near collisions, to deadly

In this unique volume, an international cast of leading scholars from several disciplines offers a comprehensive assessment of the current status of space-based

This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the Unit