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Off the planet : surviving five perilous months aboard the space station Mir
Linenger, Jerry M.
Adult Nonfiction TL789.8.R92 M575 2000
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| Contents | Page |
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| Preface | p. ix |
| Part 1 - On the Planet | |
| 1. - Looking Upward | p. 3 |
| 2. - Becoming an Astronaut | p. 5 |
| 3. - Hello, Russia | p. 16 |
| 4. - Hanging Out in Star City | p. 28 |
| 5. - Training, Russian Style | p. 38 |
| 6. - Tomorrow, Mir | p. 48 |
| 7. - Crew Quarters | p. 57 |
| 8. - Off to Work | p. 64 |
| Part 2 - Off the Planet | |
| 9. - Docking a One-Hundred-Ton Space Shuttle | p. 75 |
| 10. - My First Days on Mir | p. 88 |
| 11. - The Arrival of Vasily and Sasha | p. 92 |
| 12. - "Fire!" | p. 99 |
| 13. - An Attempted Coverup | p. 111 |
| 14. - Cosmonauts, Da! Mission Control, Nyet! | p. 118 |
| 15. - The Glories of Earth Gazing | p. 135 |
| 16. - Profound Isolation | p. 149 |
| 17. - Escaping a Near-Death Collision | p. 160 |
| 18. - Housekeeping in Space | p. 178 |
| 19. - Hurtling Into Nothingness | p. 184 |
| 20. - Broken Trust | p. 194 |
| 21. - Taking a Stroll | p. 203 |
| 22. - Going Home | p. 211 |
| 23. - Even the Air Tastes Sweet | p. 220 |
| Part 3 - Back on the Planet | |
| 24. - Home at Last | p. 231 |
| 25. - Getting Back on My Feet | p. 237 |
| 26 - Aftershock | p. 241 |
| 27. - "Are You Glad You Flew on Mir?" | p. 246 |
| Index | p. 255 |
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