Salyut Soviet Steps Toward Permanent Human Presence in Space Salyut Soviet Steps Toward Permanent Human Presence in Space A Technical Memorandum Office of Technology Assessment Congress of the United States Government Printing Office December 1983 Envelope of illustrations in back 69 pages The stapled binding is tight, the pages are clean and in good condition. The cover shows light wear. The back cover is wrinkled from the envelope of illustrations glued inside the back cover. Good. Paperback. As the other major space faring nation, the Soviet Union is a subject of interest to the American people and Congress in their deliberations concerning the future of U.S. space activities. In the course of an assessment of Civilian Space Stations, the Office of Technology Assessment has undertaken a study of the presence of Soviets in space and their Salyut space stations. (#11)