The Shuttle

Author : Frances Hodgson Burnett
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547385837

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The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett Pdf

Sir Nigel Anstruthers comes to New York in search of an heiress, as he no longer has enough money to keep up his estate, Stornham Court. He marries the pretty and cosseted Rosalie Vanderpoel, the daughter of an American millionaire. But on their return to England, Nigel and his mother isolate Rosalie from her family. Many years later, Rosalie's now-grown up sister Bettina, who has spent a decade wondering why Rosy has lost contact with the family, arrives at Stornham Court to investigate. She discovers Rosalie and her son Ughtred, physically and emotionally fragile, living in the ruined estate. Bettina, who is both beautiful and made of considerably stronger stuff than her sister, begins to restore both Rosalie's health and spirits and the building and grounds of Stornham Court in Nigel's absence. Bettina, as an attractive heiress, attracts the attention of the local gentry and re-integrates her sister into society, and she also makes the acquaintance of another impoverished English nobleman, Lord Mount Dunstan.

Author : Jeffrey Zuehlke
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822564263

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The Space Shuttle by Jeffrey Zuehlke Pdf

Simple explanation of the launch and journey of a space shuttle.

Author : Piers Bizony
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,7 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 : Bart Hendrickx,Bert Vis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387739847

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Energiya-Buran by Bart Hendrickx,Bert Vis Pdf

This absorbing book describes the long development of the Soviet space shuttle system, its infrastructure and the space agency’s plans to follow up the first historic unmanned mission. The book includes comparisons with the American shuttle system and offers accounts of the Soviet test pilots chosen for training to fly the system, and the operational, political and engineering problems that finally sealed the fate of Buran and ultimately of NASA’s Shuttle fleet.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Air bases
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127377096

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Space Shuttle by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Michael Cabbage,William Harwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780743266987

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Comm Check... by Michael Cabbage,William Harwood Pdf

On February 1, 2003, the unthinkable happened. The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 37 miles above Texas, seven brave astronauts were killed and America's space program, always an eyeblink from disaster, suffered its second catastrophic in-flight failure. Unlike the Challenger disaster 17 years earlier, Columbia's destruction left the nation one failure away from the potential abandonment of human space exploration. Media coverage in the immediate aftermath focused on the possible cause of the disaster, and on the nation's grief. But the full human story, and the shocking details of NASA's crucial mistakes, have never been told -- until now. Based on dozens of exclusive interviews, never-before-published documents and recordings of key meetings obtained by the authors, Comm Check takes the reader inside the conference rooms and offices where NASA's best and brightest managed the nation's multi-billion-dollar shuttle program -- and where they failed to recognize the signs of an impending disaster. It is the story of a space program pushed to the brink of failure by relentless political pressure, shrinking budgets and flawed decision making. The independent investigation into the disaster uncovered why Columbia broke apart in the sky above Texas. Comm Check brings that story to life with the human drama behind the tragedy. Michael Cabbage and William Harwood, two of America's most respected space journalists, are veterans of all but a handful of NASA's 113 shuttle missions. Tapping a network of sources and bringing a combined three decades of experience to bear, the authors provide a rare glimpse into NASA's inner circles, chronicling the agency's most devastating failure and the challenges that face NASA as it struggles to return America to space.

Author : Piers Bizony
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,7 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 : Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Space vehicles
ISBN : UIUC:30112033975134

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Space Transportation by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030151435

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Space Shuttle Program, 1977-1978 Revision by Anonim Pdf

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Space shuttles
ISBN : UOM:39015078060434

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Space Shuttle Payloads by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences Pdf

Author : Valerie Neal
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780300227987

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Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond by Valerie Neal Pdf

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the Space Shuttle program and a call for a new vision of spaceflight. The thirty years of Space Shuttle flights saw contrary changes in American visions of space. Valerie Neal, who has spent much of her career examining the Space Shuttle program, uses this iconic vehicle to question over four decades’ worth of thinking about, and struggling with, the meaning of human spaceflight. She examines the ideas, images, and icons that emerged as NASA, Congress, journalists, and others sought to communicate rationales for, or critiques of, the Space Shuttle missions. At times concurrently, the Space Shuttle was billed as delivery truck and orbiting science lab, near-Earth station and space explorer, costly disaster and pinnacle of engineering success. The book’s multidisciplinary approach reveals these competing depictions to examine the meaning of the spaceflight enterprise. Given the end of the Space Shuttle flights in 2011, Neal makes an appeal to reframe spaceflight once again to propel humanity forward. “Neal may be the one person who knows the space shuttle program better than the astronauts who flew this iconic vehicle. Her book casts new light on the program, exploring its cultural significance through a thoughtful analysis. As one who lived this history, I gained much from her broader perspective and deep insights.”—Kathryn D. Sullivan, retired NASA astronaut and former Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “A much needed look at how to create a cultural narrative for human spaceflight that resonates with millennials rather than the Apollo generation. Quite valuable.”—Marcia Smith, Editor, SpacePolicyOnline.com

Author : Davide Sivolella
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461409830

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To Orbit and Back Again by Davide Sivolella Pdf

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. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1 describes each subsystem in a technical style, supported by diagrams, technical drawings, and photographs to enable a better understanding of the concepts. Part 2 examines different flight phases, from liftoff to landing. Technical material has been obtained from NASA as well as from other forums and specialists. Author Davide Sivolella is an aerospace engineer with a life-long interest in space and is ideally qualified to interpret technical manuals for a wider audience. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the topic including the evolution of given subsystems, reviewing the different configurations, and focusing on the solutions implemented.

Author : John Bisney,J. L. Pickering
Publisher : University of Florida Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 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.