~ posters International Space Station Coloring Book ~
books. ~ "International Space Station Coloring Book" by Bruce LaFontaine. ~ Accurately rendered illustrations, accompanied by fact-filled captions, spotlight the many efforts to establish a docking station in space, including a 1950s concept for a "spoked wheel, " similar to the docking station depicted in the 1968 film 2001, A Space Odyssey; the Russian MIR Complex (1986-2001); astronauts and cosmonauts constructing Alpha; a visualization of the finished terminal--projected for 2006--complete with solar panels, thermal radiators, a U.S. ~ research lab, a habitat module, and more. ~ 30 black-and-white illustrations. ~ posters; books; dvd; projects; solar; collectors; children; shirts; apparel; autographs; replicas; models; collectibles; spaceships; playsets; station; ships; spaceships; mars; educational; teachers; gifts; toys; astronomy; science; astronauts; shuttle; nasa; space;