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The history of long-duration life in space from the first Soviet station to Skylab to Mir to the International Space Station; what it is like to live in space, as well as the monumental obstacles engineers and astronauts overcame to make it possible.
The history of long-duration life in space from the first Soviet station to Skylab to Mir to the International Space Station; what it is like to live in space, as well as the monumental obstacles engineers and astronauts overcame to make it possible.
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