Columbia Final Voyage /

In 'Columbia: Final Voyage' aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years' experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew members several times and got to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chien, Philip (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Temas:
Astronomy.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Modest Mission
  • A Modest Mission
  • Mission Makers
  • Rick Husband: The Boy from Amarillo
  • Willie McCool: Running Man
  • Dave Brown: Pilot, Doctor, Gymnast
  • Kalpana Chawla: The Girl from India
  • Mike Anderson: The Kid Who Wanted to Fly
  • Laurel Clark: Submarine Doctor, Mother
  • Ilan Ramon: Israel's First Space Traveler
  • Dodging Bullets: The Astronauts Who Weren't Selected
  • It Isn't Just the Astronauts
  • The Long Road to Launch
  • A NASA Primer
  • The Eighteen Delays
  • Training for the Mission
  • Presenting NASA to the World
  • Prequel: STS-112 and STS-113
  • Preparing for Launch
  • Launch Day
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Living in Space
  • Sixteen Days in Space
  • Flight Day 2: MEIDEX, Phab4, ARMS, Ascent Video
  • Flight Day 3: Calcium Kinetics, Press Interviews
  • Flight Day 4: LSP, Spacehab Problems
  • Flight Day 5: VCD, MPFE
  • Flight Day 6: Ariel Sharon Call, Internet Questions
  • Flight Day 7: MGM, Astroculture
  • Flight Day 8: SOFBALL, CIBX
  • Flight Day 9: S*T*A*R*S, FREESTAR
  • Flight Day 10: BDS, BRIC, OSTEO
  • Flight Day 11: ZCG, Biopack
  • Flight Day 12: Ship-to-Ship Call, FRESH
  • Flight Day 13: Mist, Biotube, Challenger Anniversary
  • Flight Day 14: Press Conference
  • Flight Day 15: MEIDEX, External Spacehab Payloads
  • Flight Day 16: Automated Payloads, Preparing to Come Home
  • February 1, 2003
  • Reentry
  • The Accident
  • Mission Control on Landing Day
  • What Should Have Happened
  • The Media's Coverage of STS-107
  • The First Hours After the Accident
  • Viewing Columbia's Reentry
  • Where Were You ...?
  • The Public's Reaction
  • Aftermath
  • The Search for Debris
  • Other Evidence
  • Completing the Investigation
  • Kooks and Myths
  • Was a Rescue Possible?
  • Memorials
  • Legacy: The Science Not Lost.

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