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Walking to Olympus

Walking to Olympus

An EVA Chronology, 1997?2011, Volume II

by Julie B. Ta and Robert C. Trevino
Paperback
Publication Date: 18/05/2016

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Black & White print. Following the first volume of Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology, which recounted the period from the first spacewalks in 1965 to the end of the Shuttle-Mir program in 1997, this second volume of Walking to Olympus spans the period from 1997 to the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. It includes not only spacewalks performed by American and European astronauts and the Russian/Soviet cosmonauts, but also those of the newest members of the EVA community, the taikonauts of the People's Republic of China. Several key events and themes from this period include the building of the ISS, the servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the STS-107 Columbia accident. The publication of this second EVA chronology follows two major anniversaries of significance to the spaceflight community: the 50th anniversary of the first EVA and the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. The phrase "Walking to Olympus" is a symbolic expression of humans inevitably landing on Mars and exploring the planet, including Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system.
ISBN:
9781626830318
9781626830318
Category:
Transport: general interest
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
18-05-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
National Aeronautis & Space Administration
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
279.4x215.9mm

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