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PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies, T.H.E.

ISBN-10007136112X

ISBN-139780071361125

eBay Product ID (ePID)14038303220

Product Key Features

Book TitleOff the Planet : Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station MiR

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBusiness Communication / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics

AuthorJerry M. Linenger

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-269774

Dewey Edition21

Reviews'Off The Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir' by Jerry M. Linenger is one of the most readable. Off the Planet sheds new light on such present developments as the Russians' determination to continue the Mir after their repeated commitments to abandon it, combined with their commitments to the International Space Station. The book makes one think that perhaps the United States would be better off partnering in space with, say, Somalia or Lower Slobovia. Russian Psychologist, cure thyself and thy kindred., The author, a NASA astronaut, orbited the earth more than two thousand times in the space station Mir and became the first American to spacewalk outside a foreign spacecraft. But he paid a high price for these distinctions. Inside, Mir was as mess, and several power failures lefts its inhabitants in total darkness. Worst of all, Linenger reports, was the lack of professionalism among their Russian handlers. "Mission control in Moscow became our enemy rather than our friend." he writes, "our nemesis rather than our support structure." Mission control threatened to cut the Russian astronauts pay if they performed poorly, and dangled bonuses for doing well. And mission control's propensity to micromanage was so extreme that the astronauts had their every activity programmed down to the minute.

Dewey Decimal629.44/2/0947

Table Of ContentPart I: On the Planet. Looking Upward. Becoming an Astronaut. Hello, Russia. Hanging Out in Star City. Training, Russian Style. Tomorrow, Mir. Crew Quarters. Off to Work. Part II: Off the Planet. Docking a One-Hundred-Ton Space Shuttle. My First Days on Mir. The Arrival of Vasily and Sasha. "Fire!" An Attempted Coverup. Cosmonatus, Da! Mission Control, Nyet! The Glories of Earth Gazing. Profound Isolation. Escaping a Near-Death Collision. Housekeeping in Space. Hurtling Into Nothingness. Broken Trust. Taking a Stroll. Going Home. Even the Air Tastes Sweet. Part III: Back on the Planet. Home at Last. Getting Back on My Feet. Aftershock. "Are You Glad You Flew on Mir?"

Synopsis"An engrossing report."--Booklist"Vividly captures the challenges and privations [Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight."--Library JournalNothing on earth compares to Off the Planet--Dr. Jerry Linenger's dramatic account of space exploration turned survival mission during his 132 days aboard the decaying and unstable Russian space station Mir.Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one mission. In his remarkable narrative, Linenger chronicles power outages that left the crew in complete darkness, tumbling out of control; chemical leaks and near collisions that threatened to rupture Mir's hull; and most terrifying of all--a raging fire that almost destroyed the space station and the lives of its entire crew., An engrossing report. Booklist Vividly captures the challenges and privations Dr. Linenger] endured both before and during his flight. Library Journal Nothing on earth compares to Off the Planet Dr. Jerry Linenger s dramatic account of space exploration turned survival mission during his 132 days aboard the decaying and unstable Russian space station Mir. Not since Apollo 13 has an American astronaut faced so many catastrophic malfunctions and life-threatening emergencies in one mission. In his remarkable narrative, Linenger chronicles power outages that left the crew in complete darkness, tumbling out of control; chemical leaks and near collisions that threatened to rupture Mir s hull; and most terrifying of all a raging fire that almost destroyed the space station and the lives of its entire crew."

LC Classification NumberTL789.85.L564A3 2000