The Story of Space Station Mir (Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration) (2005. XXV, 424 p.)

Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. This title depicts Mir's assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996 and describes how Mir became an international research laboratory. It advises how Mir technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the ISS.