Multicultural space travel
The Continuing Story of the International Space Station
Human venture into space has long been a story of Cold War and competition.
The International Space Station opens up a new era of space exploration. For the
first time, a partnership of several nations owns and operates a space station.
Western agencies and previously secret Russian facilities work together,
bringing the former space race to a close.
The Continuing Story of the International Space Station, just published by
Springer-Verlag, throws light on an immense project. In January 1998, five
partners signed the agreement, among them the United States, Russia and Europe.
At the end of that year, two flights had already taken place. Russians and
Americans, once bitter enemies, were working side by side. The world was about
to leap into an age of international scientific cooperation.
In his new book, Peter Bond takes the reader on an astonishing journey.
Following the historical paths of space exploration, it portrays origin and
development of the International Space Station. It is a story of both
technological and intercultural achievement, turning the ISS into a challenging
human outpost in space. With this project, mankind has passed not only the
frontier between Earth and Space but also between nations.
Peter Bond is a lifelong space enthusiast. He has written numerous books
about astronomy, as well as hundreds of articles on space exploration. He
regularly appears on TV and radio to comment on the latest astronomical
discoveries and events. In 1995 he was appointed as Space Science Advisor for
the Royal Astronomical Society. Bond is a Fellow of both the RAS and the British
Interplanetary Society.
The author is available for interviews (PeterRBond@aol.com)
Detailed information and order possibility:
Peter Bond
The Continuing Story of the International Space Station
2002. Hardcover, 392 pp.
£19.50; $28.15; Euro 29.95 (net price)
ISBN 1-85233-567-X
Contact and review copies:
Joan Robinson
Springer-Verlag Press and Public Relations
Tel.: +49- (0) 6221-487-8130,
Fax: +49- (0) 6221-487-8141,
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