Space Stations

Study Leader: Howard Seltman

• Week 1: Background and Science Fiction Tuesday November 12, 2024 11:00 AM
  • Class Notes (pdf with links to videos)
• Week 2: Early Space Stations Tuesday November 19, 2024 11:00 AM
  • Class Notes (pdf with links to video)
  • Recommended reading:
    • Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story by David Hirr, Owen Garriott and Joe Kerwin
• Week 3: Mir and ISS Planning and Construction Tuesday November 26, 2024 11 AM
  • Class Notes (pdf with links to video)
  • Recommended reading:
    • Letters from Mir by Jerry Linenger
    • The Story of Space Station Mir by David M. Harland
• Week 4: ISS operations Tuesday November 26, 2024 11:00 AM
  • Class Notes (pdf with links to video)
  • Recommended reading:
    • Sharing Space: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Cady Coleman
    • Endurance by Scott Kelly

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E-mail: howard.seltman@gmail.com