Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story [Signed]

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. xxvi, 520 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine with faint edge-wear. . Paperback. ISBN: 9780803236394

Signed by Hitt on title page. "Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab's own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America's first space station from beginning to fiery end." "Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, and an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, as well as the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home."--Jacket. Contents: From the ground up. The homesteaders. Getting ready to fly. Fifty-six days in a can. A tour of Skylab. Ten days in May. "We fix anything". "Marooned". High performance. Sprinting a marathon. Science on Skylab. What goes up. The legacy of Skylab. Appendix: Alan Bean's In-flight diary.