"Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question…
"Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question…
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question,…
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question,…
"U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology examines hardware designed explicitly for launching vehicles into space and traces the evolution of that technology from the early Vanguard through the space shuttle. Hunley looks at propulsion systems, structural issues, and guidance-and-co…
For nearly 50 years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. This 2-volume work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard's research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch v…
"U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology examines hardware designed explicitly for launching vehicles into space and traces the evolution of that technology from the early Vanguard through the space shuttle. Hunley looks at propulsion systems, structural issues, and guidance-and-co…
This insider's account, a penetrating view of science policy and politics during two presidencies, captures the euphoria that characterized the space program in the late seventies and early eighties and furnishes an invaluable perspective on the Challenger tragedy and the future…
Describes the construction and operation of NASA's space shuttles, covering such topics as preparation for liftoff, living in space, and extravehicular activity.
Describes the construction and operation of NASA's space shuttles, covering such topics as preparation for liftoff, living in space, and extravehicular activity.
Describes the construction and operation of NASA's space shuttles, covering such topics as preparation for liftoff, living in space, and extravehicular activity.