The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space ...

Recently, a prototype inflatable space station ... thus far for Mir, it was a considerable downgrade when compared to the 6.6 m (21.6 ft) diameter “Orbital Workshop” module of Skylab.

The layout of the three-module station isn’t entirely unlike the International Space Station or even its Soviet predecessor, Mir. One module contains a common area where the crew meets and eats ...