Space Shuttle Program

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319549460

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The Space Shuttle Program by Davide Sivolella Pdf

This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each mission is examined, from both the technical and managerial viewpoints. Although outwardly identical, the capabilities of the orbiters in the late years of the program were quite different from those in 1981. Sivolella traces the various improvements and modifications made to the shuttle over the years as part of each mission story. Technically accurate but with a pleasing narrative style and simple explanations of complex engineering concepts, the book provides details of many lesser known concepts, some developed but never flown, and commemorates the ingenuity of NASA and its partners in making each Space Shuttle mission push the boundaries of what we can accomplish in space.Using press kits, original papers, newspaper and magazine articles, memoirs and interviews, this book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of the shuttle’s many missions and will refocus interest on a remarkable flying machine and space program that is often pushed to the background.

Author : Heppenheimer Ta
Publisher : Smithsonian
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1588340090

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DEVM SPACE SHUTTLE by Heppenheimer Ta Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Space Shuttle Upgrades
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309063821

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Upgrading the Space Shuttle by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Space Shuttle Upgrades Pdf

The space shuttle is a unique national resource. One of only two operating vehicles that carries humans into space, the space shuttle functions as a scientific laboratory and as a base for construction, repair, and salvage missions in low Earth orbit. It is also a heavy-lift launch vehicle (able to deliver more than 18,000 kg of payload to low Earth orbit) and the only current means of returning large payloads to Earth. Designed in the 1970s, the shuttle has frequently been upgraded to improve safety, cut operational costs, and add capability. Additional upgrades have been proposed-and some are under way-to combat obsolescence, further reduce operational costs, improve safety, and increase the ability of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support the space station and other missions. In May 1998, NASA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to examine the agency's plans for further upgrades to the space shuttle system. The NRC was asked to assess NASA's method for evaluating and selecting upgrades and to conduct a top-level technical assessment of proposed upgrades.

Author : Robert D. Legler,Floyd V. Bennett
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1782662235

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Space Shuttle Missions Summary (NASA/TM-2011-216142) by Robert D. Legler,Floyd V. Bennett Pdf

Full color publication. This document has been produced and updated over a 21-year period. It is intended to be a handy reference document, basically one page per flight, and care has been exercised to make it as error-free as possible. This document is basically "as flown" data and has been compiled from many sources including flight logs, flight rules, flight anomaly logs, mod flight descent summary, post flight analysis of mps propellants, FDRD, FRD, SODB, and the MER shuttle flight data and inflight anomaly list. Orbit distance traveled is taken from the PAO mission statistics.

Author : Piers Bizony
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760370049

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NASA Space Shuttle by Piers Bizony Pdf

Rare photography and stunning artworks illustrate the history of NASA’s Space Shuttle program from 1981 to 2011, providing an unprecedented look at the missions, equipment, and astronauts.

Author : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,Adam Chen
Publisher : U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Admi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Manned space flight
ISBN : 0160902029

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Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,Adam Chen Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -Significantly reduced list price The Space Shuttle fleet set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions, from its first on April 12, 1981, to its last, on July 21, 2011. Beginning with the orbiter Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Space Shuttle has carried people into orbit; launched, recovered, and repaired satellites; conducted cutting-edge research; and helped build the largest human made structure in space, the International Space Station. Replete with images and facts of each mission and crew, this book is a tribute to everything accomplished during the 30 years of operation of the Space Shuttle program that defined NASA for an entire generation. Other related products: NASA Historical Data Book, V. 7: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation/Human Spaceflight, and Space Science can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01309-4 Revolutionary Atmosphere: The Story of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and the Space Power Chambers can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01342-6 Leadership in Space: Selected Speeches of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, May 2005-October 2008 can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01314-1 Our Changing Atmosphere: Discoveries From EOS Aura (Booklet) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01345-1 Dressing for Altitude: U.S. Aviation Pressure Suits, Wiley Post to Space Shuttle --ePub format-- can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/999-000-44444-5 Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010 --Hardcover format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01347-7 --MOBI format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-300-00008-5 --ePub format can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-300-00007-7 and here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/999-000-44444-2 Other products produced by NASA can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Author : Pat Duggins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 081303146X

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Final Countdown by Pat Duggins Pdf

Examines the history of NASA's shuttle program, its missions, and its impending demise in a behind-the-scenes view of what was once the cornerstone of the U.S. space program.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Manned space flight
ISBN : UIUC:30112104413692

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Spacelab 2 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Piers Bizony
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760347812

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The Space Shuttle by Piers Bizony Pdf

Get a full retrospective of all 134 flights, every mission, of the space shuttle program. This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated reissue of the best-selling hardcover book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space and science author Piers Bizony's retrospective covers the entire space shuttle program that began in 1981 and ended in 2011. Every space shuttle mission is detailed, including all flights of the Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour spacecraft. The book also covers the development and design of the orbiter, as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle and details of its major assemblies and subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle. If you never got to watch the countdown clock in person during a space shuttle launch, The Space Shuttle is your chance to relive the history of America's first low Earth orbital spacecraft.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309048804

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An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for Review of Oversight Mechanisms for Space Shuttle Flight Software Processes Pdf

Effective software is essential to the success and safety of the Space Shuttle, including its crew and its payloads. The on-board software continually monitors and controls critical systems throughout a Space Shuttle flight. At NASA's request, the committee convened to review the agency's flight software development processes and to recommend a number of ways those processes could be improved. This book, the result of the committee's study, evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented currently in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. Numerous recommendations are made regarding safety and management procedures, and a rationale is offered for continuing the Independent Verification and Validation effort that was instituted after the Challenger Accident.

Author : Wayne Hale,Helen Woods Lane,United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Space shuttles
ISBN : 0160887607

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Wings in Orbit by Wayne Hale,Helen Woods Lane,United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pdf

Explains how the space shuttle works and describes a shuttle trip from lift-off to touchdown.

Author : John Bisney,J. L. Pickering
Publisher : University of Florida Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1683402057

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Picturing the Space Shuttle by John Bisney,J. L. Pickering Pdf

Rare views of the beginnings of a historic space program After the excitement of the first Moon landing, the U.S. space program took an ambitious new direction closer to home: NASA's Space Shuttle program promised frequent access to Earth orbit for medical and scientific breakthroughs; deploying, repairing and maintaining satellites; and assembling a space station. Picturing the Space Shuttle is the first photographic history of the program's early years as the world's first space plane debuted. Showcasing over 450 unpublished and lesser-known images, this book traces the growth of the Space Shuttle from 1965 to 1982, from initial concept through its first four space flights. The photographs offer windows into designing the first reusable space vehicle as well as the construction and testing of the prototype shuttle Enterprise. They also show the factory assembly and delivery of the Space Shuttle Columbia, preparations at the major NASA field centers, and astronaut selection and training. Finally, the book devotes a chapter to each of the first four orbital missions, STS-1 through STS-4, providing an abundance of seldom seen photos for each flight. Mostly selected from J. L. Pickering's personal archive, the world's largest private collection of U.S. human space flight images, the high-quality photographs in this book are paired with veteran journalist John Bisney's detailed descriptions and historical background information. The book also includes images of NASA and Shuttle contractor booklets, manuals, access badges, and press kits, as well as a foreword by Robert Crippen, the pilot of the first Space Shuttle flight. Picturing the Space Shuttle recreates the excitement of an era in which the possibilities of space exploration seemed limitless.

Author : Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Cockpit
ISBN : 1857801164

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Space Shuttle by Dennis R. Jenkins Pdf

History of the US space shuttle programme and its first 100 missions

Author : DIANE Publishing Company,Southgate Publishers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788119125

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Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by DIANE Publishing Company,Southgate Publishers Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1942084587

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First Fleet by Anonim Pdf

The photographs in First Fleet serve as a time capsule of a unique time in the history of manned spaceflight.