Bold They Rise : The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 /

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After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world's first reusable spacecraft, it launched like...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hitt, David, Smith, Heather R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
Space shuttles.
Manned space flight.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
Navettes spatiales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vol spatial habite > Histoire.
Space shuttles > United States > History.
Manned space flight > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Feeling of Flying; 2. In the Beginning; 3. TFNG; 4. Getting Ready to Fly; 5. First Flight; 6. The Demonstration Flights; 7. Open for Business; 8. The Next Steps; 9. Science on the Shuttle; 10. Secret Missions; 11. People and Payloads; 12. The Golden Age; 13. To Touch the Face of God; Sources; Index; About the Authors; Series List.

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