: Ben Evans
: Foothold in the Heavens The Seventies
: Praxis
: 9781441963420
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Foothold in the Heavens, the second volume in the A History of Human Space Exploration series, focuses upon the 1970s, the decade in which humanity established real, longterm foothold in the heavens with the construction and operation of the first space stations. It marked a transitional phase between the heady, race-to-the-Moon days of the Sixties and efforts to make space travel more economical, more frequent and more 'routine.' Space exploration in the Seventies, although dominated by Soviet achievement, saw the first efforts of mankind to really 'live' and work in space, producing results of direct benefit to humans on Earth. The emphasis changed from the gung-ho, 'strap-it-on-and-go' pioneers of the Sixties to the more practical exploitation of space for science, medicine, and technology. This book focuses on each mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, and from the expanded, lengthy exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle.

Ben Evans is an accomplished and experienced space writer ideally qualified to chronicle the epic story of human space exploration. In addition to writing five books for Springer-Praxis, including the first book in this series: Escaping the Bonds of Earth: The Fifties and Sixties. He has published numerous space and astronomy related articles in such journals as Spaceflight, Countdown, and Astronomy Now.
Contents4
Illustrations7
Author's preface10
Acknowledgements12
1 12
1312
A DIFFERENT PATH13
UNION IN SPACE15
MAN OF GRANITE21
A DOCKING AND A TRANSFER23
THE MAN WHO ROCKED THE BOAT28
AMUR AND BAIKAL31
THE GALLANT PILOT AND THE MUSKETEER33
A WALK OUTSIDE AND A WILD RIDE HOME38
ASSASSINATION BID42
THE TROIKA FLIGHT45
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN54
MURMURS OF DISCONTENT58
RECORD-BREAKERS60
2 60
7160
THE MAN WHO CHOSE THE 'FIRST MAN'71
MOONSHIP75
THE 'D' FLIGHT88
A NEW START?91
FIRST AMONG EQUALS94
FLYING THE 'GIANT SPRING'97
MAKE OR BREAK104
SPIDERMEN107
ADVENTURE OF 'THE RED ROVER'112
ORBITAL BALLET116
HAMBURGER HILL123
THE WORRY AND THE REWARD125
FIRECRACKERS, FOOTBALLING AND THE F-86130
DRESS REHEARSAL132
132
132
136132
STARK PLACE141
THE ASTRONAUT146
146
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149146
RETURN TO EARTH152
152
152
154152
MOON TEAM ONE158
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE FIRST166
TRAINING169
TO LAND ON THE MOON175
THE JOURNEY BEGINS179
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185179
ARRIVAL AND UNDOCKING191
TENSE TIME197
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198197
3 197
207197
FADED DREAMS207
STRAINED RELATIONS223
ZOND224
224
224
229224
SO NEAR ... YET SO FAR248
THE CREW THAT NEVER FLEW249
A CONVOLUTED PATH TO 'PRIME CREW'252
THE QUIET EXPLORER254
LONG HAUL256
FIRE!264
TRIUMPH TURNS TO TRAGEDY266
266
266
272266
THREE FAILURES277
THE SOLO FLIGHTS284
A MILITARY SALYUT ...290
... AND A CIVILIAN SALYUT299
4 299
308299
ASHORE ON A SILENT SEA308
SMALL STEPS315
315
315
337315
GOLDFISH BOWL339
WHERE NEXT?342
A BET TO WIN344
TO THE OCEAN OF STORMS347
'ANIMAL' AND 'BEANO'349
ROCKY START ...353
... AND A ROCKY MOON361
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW369
VETERAN, ENTHUSIAST, BACHELOR ... AND SPECTATOR372
372
372
380372
STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL383
383
383
393383
RETURN TO EARTH395
LOST MISSION402
5 402
407402
ROAD TO RECOVERY407
DEEPENING CRISIS416
416
416
421416
'SMOKY' AND 'THE BRAIN'423
JUICING IT426
PERSONAL TRIUMPH433
CLIMB TO CONE437
GOLDEN CREW, GOLDEN MISSION442
JOURNEY TO HADLEY456
INTO THE MOUNTAINS464
OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM478
MUNICH486
OF MOON-MEN AND ORANGE JUICE488
UNTOUCHED SERENITY502
GEOLOGIST WANTED: EXPERIENCE NECESSARY509
INTO THE VALLEY AT TAURUS-LITTROW518
CONVERGENT PATHS529
Bibliography535
Index539