The Space Shuttle: An Experimental Flying Machine [E-Book] : Foreword by Former Space Shuttle Commander Sid Gutierrez / by Ben Evans.
This book explains how the achievements of the Space Shuttle, the world's first reusable manned spacecraft, were built on the foundation of countless technical challenges. Through thick and thin, the Space Shuttle remained the centerpiece of the American human spaceflight program for three deca...
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| Personal Name(s): | Evans, Ben, author |
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1st edition 2021. |
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Cham :
Springer,
2021
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| Physical Description: |
XI, 291 pages 102 illustrations, 99 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
| ISBN: |
9783030707774 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-70777-4 |
| Series Title: |
Space Exploration
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- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: A Butterfly and a Bullet
- Chapter 2: On the Ground
- Chapter 3: Blowing the Bolts
- Chapter 4: Riding the Main Engines
- Chapter 5: Big, Dumb Boosters
- Chapter 6: The External Tank
- Chapter 7: The Shuttle's Fragile Skin
- Chapter 8: The Short and the Long
- Chapter 9: Unexpected Failures
- Chapter 10: Sickness and Space Suits
- Chapter 11: Where to Land
- Index. .