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History of the American Space Shuttle (Hardcover)
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History of the American Space Shuttle (Hardcover)
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The flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on April
12, 1981, with the launch of STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, and ended on July 21, 2011, with wheels stop of STS-135.
During the 30 years and 135 missions in between, the program
experienced triumphs and tragedies, amazed the world with its
orbital exploits, and was frequently the subject of admiration,
condemnation, pride, and despair. This book provides a detailed
overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of
the vehicle we call the "space shuttle," and provides a technical
description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid
rocket boosters. Two pages are dedicated to each of the 135
missions flown by the American space shuttle, including technical
data, crew names, and photos of each mission. The Challenger and
Columbia accidents are discussed, along with a discussion of what
NASA did to fix the flaws and continue flying. The book concludes
by covering the retirement of the vehicle and the delivery of the
four remaining orbiters to their final display sites.
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