Space Shuttle Challenger Ten Journeys into the Unknown /

Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and, luckily, the TV was one of the few domestic items still to be packed. I watched the entire...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Ben (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Astronomy-Observations.
Automotive engineering.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Automotive Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Author's preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Geritol Bunch: The Development of the Shuttle, History of Challenger's Design, and Her First Mission
  • Ride, Sally Ride: The Flight of STS 7
  • Weightlifters: the Flight of STS 8
  • A Heck of a Big Leap: the Flights of STS 41B, 41C, and 41G
  • The Untouchables: the Flights of STS 51B, 51F, and 61A
  • Don't Break our Airplane: the Disaster and Aftermath, including Rogers inquiry
  • Appendix: Challenger's Planned Missions during 1986 and 1987
  • Glossary of Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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