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Chronicle 2024
Space Chronicle Volume 4-4 October 2024
Contents
COMET RENDEZVOUS
The story of the development of ESA's Rosetta mission, by one of the key players in the team
Paolo Ferri
THE OTHER SHIPS
The story of the lesser known vessels involved in the Soviet space programme
Brian Harvey
FIRST WATCH
The LeCoultre astronaut watch, chosen by the Mercury Seven astronauts during their pre-flight training
Philip Corneille
Space Chronicle Volume 4-3 July 2024
Contents
QUIET TRIUMPH
The 50th anniversary of the first fully successful flight to a Soviet space station
Brian Harvey
TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
A look back at the BIS publication High Road to the Moon and the imagination of its artist, R.A. Smith
Griffith Ingram
POINTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
A report on ESA's Instrument Pointing System, part of the Spacelab package, which flew three times between 1985 and 1995
David J. Shayler and John-David Bartoe
Space Chronicle Volume 4-2 April 2024
Contents
FORGOTTEN FOR 40 YEARS
The story of the Long-Duration Exposure Facility Shuttle experiment - and where it might be now
David J. Shayler
SWISS MADE
The Breitling Navitimer 24 hours watch, adapted at the request of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter
Philip Corneille
FLYING BY THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS
An analysis of the hazardous efforts of rocketry pioneers on both sides of the Atlantic
Frank H. Winter
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
A look at a mid-1960s MIT student project to build a spacecraft capable of recovering hardware and rescuing stranded astronauts from space
Sam Benjamin
Space Chronicle Volume 4-1 January 2024
Contents
THE GENESIS OF SKYLAB
A former NASA historian looks at the development of Skylab from the Apollo Applications Program
David S.F. Portree
SKYLAB SL-4: THE END OF THE BEGINNING
The editor discusses how Wernher von Braun saw the importance of early space station programmes as stepping stones to the Moon and Mars
David J. Shayler
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
The extensive workload of the three Skylab crews and how they were supported on the ground
David J. Shayler
FORGOTTEN LEGACY?
A look at the little known partnership between ESA and the Russians to launch science packages aboard Bion and Foton spacecraft
Brian Harvey
