Japanese Missions to the International Space Station : Hope from the East / by John O'Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Sullivan, John, author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Space Exploration.

Space Exploration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics.

Astrophysics.

Japan--History.

Japan.

History.

Popular Science in Technology.

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

History of Japan.

Local Subjects:

Popular Science in Technology.

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

History of Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIV, 311 pages) : 149 illustrations in color.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Japan has a rich history of human spaceflight, flying in space with both NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agencies over the years. This book tells the story of the JAXA astronauts who have visited the International Space Station and how they have lived on board, helped construct the space laboratory and performed valuable scientific experiments. JAXA has contributed the largest single module to the ISS: the Kibō (Hope) science laboratory with its Logistics Module, Exposed Facility and robot arm. JAXA supplies the station with cargo and supplies on its automated cargo spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), but it is the human endeavour that captures the imagination. From brief visits to six-month expeditions, from spacewalking to commanding the Earth's only outpost in space, JAXA astronauts have played a vital role in the international project. Extensive use of colour photographs from NASA and JAXA depicting the experiments carried out and the phases of the ISS construction, together with the personal stories of the astronauts' experiences in space, highlight the crucial part the Japanese have played in human spaceflight.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the author

Acronyms

Part 1: Background

Chapter 1:Before ISS

Chapter 2: Spacecraft

Part 2: Missions

Chapter 3: STS-92

Chapter 4: STS-114

Chapter 5: STS-123

Chapter 6: STS-124

Chapter 7: STS-119, Expeditions 18, 19 and 20, STS-127

Chapter 8: Soyuz TMA-17, Expeditions 22 and 23

Chapter 9: STS-131

Chapter 10: Soyuz TMA-02M, Expeditions 28 and 29

Chapter 11: Soyuz TMA-05M, Expeditions 32 and 33

Chapter 12: Soyuz TMA-11M, Expeditions 38 and 39

Chapter 13: Soyuz TMA-17M, Expeditions 44 and 45

Chapter 14: Soyuz MS-01, Expeditions 48 and 49

Chapter 15: Soyuz MS-07, Expeditions 54 and 55

The Future

Bibliography

Image links

Appendix: Japanese Missions to the ISS

Index.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-04534-0

9783030045340

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