An edition of Space shuttle legacy (2013)

Space shuttle legacy

how we did it and what we learned

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An edition of Space shuttle legacy (2013)

Space shuttle legacy

how we did it and what we learned

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"This book, more than any other, distills and captures the historical essence of the Space Shuttle program from its post-Apollo inception to its winding down and retirement in 2011. The Shuttle program is the single most significant, and among the most inspirational, science and technology programs in human history to date. ... [The authors] assess the program's historic impact upon our technoculture as the world's premiere "big science" and "high technology" program, both in terms of its stunning and unique benefits and its immeasurable and troubling opportunity costs - both inspirational and practical."--P. vii.

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
Language
English
Pages
375

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Subjects

Space shuttles, Space Shuttle Program (U.S.), History, United states, national aeronautics and space administration, Manned space flight, Astronautics

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Table of Contents

Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius
Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius
Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, and big technology / W. Henry Lambright
Engineering the engine : the space shuttle main engine / R.E. Biggs
Protecting the body : the orbiter's thermal protection system / Dennis R. Jenkins
Revolutionizing electronics : software and the challenge of flight control / Nancy G. Leveson
Flying the shuttle : operations from preparation through flight to recovery / N. Wayne Hale
Using the shuttle : operations on orbit / Matthew H. Hersch
Losing the shuttle (or nearly) : accidents and anomalies / Stephen P. Waring
Constructing a port in orbit : the space shuttle and building the space station / Howard E. McCurdy
A victory for clean interfaces : Europe's participation in the Space Shuttle Program / John Krige
Living and working on the shuttle : the challenge of routine / Amy E. Foster
Wowing the public : the shuttle as a cultural icon / Linda Billings
Retiring the space shuttle : what next? / John M. Logsdon
Epilogue / John Krige.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Library of flight, Library of flight

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.44/10973
Library of Congress
TL789.8.U6 S665 2013, TL789.8.U6S665 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxiv, 375 pages
Number of pages
375

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27162500M
Internet Archive
spaceshuttlelega0000laun
ISBN 10
1624102166
ISBN 13
9781624102165
LCCN
2013044609
OCLC/WorldCat
867024397, 829745016

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19982366W

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