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4–13 The connecting
Orbiting the Earth 5 Design 6 The problem of gravity 9 Neutralizing gravity 10 Launches and flight paths 10 Geosynchronous orbiting 12
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The components 14 Disposable and reusable parts 17 How the Shuttle was developed 17 How the Shuttle is designed 18 What the Shuttle carries 23 Spacelab and Spacehab 24 The robotic arm 24 Getting satellites into higher orbits 25 Scientific experiments 26 Gliding back to Earth 27 Maintenance 29
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Salyut 30 The Soyuz manned ferry 32 The Progress unmanned ferry 32 The Salyut program 32 Skylab 33 Skylab modules 34
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The development of Mir 36 How Mir was built 38 Operating Mir 39 Adding modules 41 Aging Mir 41
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Freedom becomes the ISS 44 Learning from Mir 46 ISS timetable 48 Timeline for assembly 51 Living quarters and crew 53 An orbiting laboratory 54
hatch on the International Space Station.
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