the tragedies and triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011 /
نام نخستين پديدآور
Rick Houston ; foreword by Jerry Ross
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xxiv, 428 pages :
ساير جزييات
illustrations ;
ابعاد
24 cm
فروست
عنوان فروست
Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-401) and index
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
Back in the Game -- Cloak and Dagger, Science on Orbit -- Hubble Huggers -- Sleeping with the Enemy -- A Home on Orbit -- "The Debris was Talking to Me" -- We Came Home -- A Kick in the Pants -- The End of an Era -- A Magnificent Machine
بدون عنوان
0
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
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, as did NASA itself, so long an institution that was seemingly above reproach. Wheels Stop tells the stirring story of how, after the Challenger disaster, the Space Shuttle not only recovered but went on to perform its greatest missions. From the Return to Flight mission of STS-26 in 1988 to the last shuttle mission ever on STS-135 in 2011, Wheels Stop takes readers behind the scenes as the shuttle's crews begin to mend Cold War tensions with the former Soviet Union, conduct vital research, deploy satellites, repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and assist in constructing the International Space Station. It also tells the heart-wrenching story of the Columbia tragedy and the loss of the magnificent STS-107 crew. As complex as the shuttle was, the people it carried into orbit were often more so--and this is their story, too. Close encounters with astronauts, flight controllers, and shuttle workers capture the human side of the Space Shuttle's amazing journey--and invite readers along for the ride
نام تنالگان به منزله موضوع
موضوع مستند نشده
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)-- History
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Space shuttles-- United States-- History
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
TL789
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8
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U6
شماره رده
TL789
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8
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U6
نشانه اثر
S6646
2013
نشانه اثر
S6646
2013
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