To orbit and back again : how the space shuttle flew in space / Davide Sivolella

By:

Sivolella, Davide

Series: Springer-Praxis books in space explorationPublisher: Chichester, UK : New York : Springer/Praxis Pub. [2014]Description: xxii, 502 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781461409823
1461409829

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TL795.5 .S553 2014

Summary: "The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have been able to do so before. The author describes the structures and systems of the Space Shuttle, and then follows a typical mission, explaining how the structures and systems were used in the launch, orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Many photographs and technical drawings illustrate how the Space Shuttle functions, avoiding the use of complicated technical jargon."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-498) and index.

"The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have been able to do so before. The author describes the structures and systems of the Space Shuttle, and then follows a typical mission, explaining how the structures and systems were used in the launch, orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Many photographs and technical drawings illustrate how the Space Shuttle functions, avoiding the use of complicated technical jargon."--Publisher description.

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