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Reference Guide to the International Space Station (Apogee Books Space Series)

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So here you are with maybe -at least two books about the Space Station in your collection, and each one has different configurations of how the modules look and you aren't even sure how they fit together?

Well fire the retros and land on this one.

Gary Kitmacher has put the latest information together and produced a GREAT book about how this International effort comes together.
Kitmacher, a modelmaker himself hasn't forgotten those of us that use glue - he has illustrated this with the best artwork one can find without using a computer.
Clear, concise, and beautiful. Another great Apogee book!
Great for all upper grade levels - this will find it's way into the schoolrooms and the boardrooms.

This is a terrific publication. Profusely illustrated with photos and cutaway drawings, it is the perfect guide to the International Space Station. Each assembly stage is described and illustrated as well as each major component/systems already on orbit and the ones planned until the end of the station's assembly. Details of space vehicles deserving the station are also given as well as facilities and ground operations centers. And last but not least, a list of all Expeditions and Crews is given with their names, photos and mission emblems! The same is provided for the shuttle missions. A list of Soyuz and Progress flights is present as well.
A truly magnificent book. Simply brilliant.

Damn crowded! If you aspire to be an astronaut, you need to be a claustrophile. Despite the initial seemingly large size of the ISS, the many photos reveal it as very cramped. With equipment and people. Of course, this is a sheer necessity, given the high cost of lifting one kilo into orbit.

Several research labs are also shown. Like the Japan Experiment Module. Along with the Russian Progress module, for transporting materials to the ISS. All seem very promising for ultimately easing our way into space.

The book excels in giving many glimpses, in colour, of the ISS.

If you are interested in manned spaceflight and space stations, then this book is for you. It is an excellent overview of the current state of the ISS. The book is put together very well with excellent color photographs and diagrams that thoroughly explain the complicated workings of the International Space Station. Many interesting facts and data are contained in this book which will enlighten and entertain the reader. I highly recommend this book!

This book is an excellent guide to the International Space Station. This is all you will need - compact, well illustrated and to the point.
Go and watch the Imax movie Spacestation 3D too, its v.good.

If you want/need a hard copy of information of ISS, this is your book! Very Detailed book on every aspect of the ISS, from assembly stages, a HIGHLY descrition of Each element/component of the station, a detailed look at the systems from O2, to water, and a nice appendix on those contributing countries, missions and expedition missions up to Expo 14 and STS-115. A lot of these books by this publisher are also very good for those space buffs.

While I am not an expert in the space station, I am very interested and consider myself pretty well informed. This book does a fantastic job of outlining the construction of the station. There is detail about each component, where it will be housed, what function it serves and approximately when it will be installed. Is it the professionals' guide to the space station? No. However, for the casual observer or curious space geek it's a great guide to have as we marvel at the progress above, from below!