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The design of space stations like the recently launched ISS is a highly complex and interdisciplinary task. This book describes component technologies, system integration, and the potential usage of space stations in general and of the ISS in particular. It so adresses students and engineers in space technology. Ernst Messerschmid holds the chair of space systems at the University of Stuttgart and was one of the first German astronauts.Construction has begun on the International Space Station (ISS)the largest and most complex extraterrestrial construction project ever. This book on space stations, and the ISS in particular, describes component technologies, systems integration, and the potential utilization of these stations. Co-authored by Messerschmid, one of the first German astronauts, it addresses students and engineers in space technology, but will interest astronomy and space enthusiasts as well.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Astronomy, space & time Theoretical & mathematical astronomy

• Full title: Space Stations
• Subtitle: Systems and Utilization
• Author: Ernst Messerschmid, Reinhold Bertrand, T. Freyer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 566
• EAN: 9783642084799
• ISBN: 3642084796
• ID: 01653482
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Weight: 980 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 36 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. October 2010

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