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Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned /
"This book, more than any other, distills and captures the historical essence of the Space Shuttle program from its post-Apollo inception to its winding down and retirement in 2011. The Shuttle program is the single most significant, and among the most inspirational, science and technology prog...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Reston, Virginia :
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Library of flight.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius
- Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius
- Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, and big technology / W. Henry Lambright
- Engineering the engine : the space shuttle main engine / R.E. Biggs
- Protecting the body : the orbiter's thermal protection system / Dennis R. Jenkins
- Revolutionizing electronics : software and the challenge of flight control / Nancy G. Leveson
- Flying the shuttle : operations from preparation through flight to recovery / N. Wayne Hale
- Using the shuttle : operations on orbit / Matthew H. Hersch
- Losing the shuttle (or nearly) : accidents and anomalies / Stephen P. Waring
- Constructing a port in orbit : the space shuttle and building the space station / Howard E. McCurdy
- A victory for clean interfaces : Europe's participation in the Space Shuttle Program / John Krige
- Living and working on the shuttle : the challenge of routine / Amy E. Foster
- Wowing the public : the shuttle as a cultural icon / Linda Billings
- Retiring the space shuttle : what next? / John M. Logsdon
- Epilogue / John Krige.