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International Space Station ISBN: 9780993072130 (HB - E) € commander liste d'envies In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space Station is an established and highly successful research centre in Earth orbit. The history of this extraordinary project is a complex weave of powerful threads - political, diplomatic, financial and technological among them - but none is more fascinating than the story of its design. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the International Space Station's conception, development and assembly in space. As a highly accessible chronicle of a complex piece of design and engineering, it will appeal to readers far beyond the space field. NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, a veteran of International Space Station Expeditions 20 and 21 and Shuttle Missions STS-128, STS-129 and STS- 133, introduces the book with a personal memoir - 'A Home in Space'. David Nixon is an architect with a particular interest in designing for space exploration. In 1978 he co-founded Future Systems with Jan Kaplický and was among a handful of architects to collaborate on the design of the International Space Station. In 2000 he formed a space venture named Astrocourier to develop miniature spaceflight experiments for schools. His book on the International Space Station is the result of seven years of work.