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Linking the space Shuttle and space stations : early docking technologies from concept to implementation

David Shayler, Author | Cham : Springer | 2017

Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but these were postponed until the Mir station bec[...]

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Spaceflight in the shuttle era and beyond : redefining humanity's purpose in space /

Valerie Neal, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle 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 he[...]

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Spaceflight in the shuttle era and beyond : redefining humanity's purpose in space /

Valerie Neal, Author | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2017

An exploration of the changing conceptions of the iconic Space Shuttle 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 he[...]

Spaceplane hermes : Europe's dream of independent manned spaceflight /

Luc Van Den Abeelen, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2017

This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to[...]

Bold they rise : the space shuttle early years, 1972-1986 /

David Hitt, Author ; Heather R. Smith, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2014

"Bold They Rise" tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen--in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplis[...]

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

Davide Sivolella, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2014

The question may be simple, but the answer is not as easy to give. This book describes the structures and systems used each time the Shuttle was launched, and then follows an imaginary mission, explaining how those structures and systems were u[...]

NASA Space Shuttle : 1981 onwards (all models) : an insight into the design, construction and operation of the Nasa Space Shuttle

David Baker | Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset : Haynes | Owners' workshop manual; | 2011

Space Shuttle almanac : a comprehensive overview of 40 years of Space Shuttle development & operations

Joel W. Powell, Author ; Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer, Author | Calgary (Canada) : Microgravity Productions | 2011

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Expanding the frontier : driving the forces and economic guidelines for the evolution of space transportation after retirement of the Space Shuttle

Fabian Eilingsfeld, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2010

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Next generation of human space flight systems

Alfred T. Chelsey, Editor | [S.l.] : Nova Science Publisher | Space science, exploration and policies | 2009

Seeking a human spaceflight program worthy of a great nation

U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (Kennedy Space center), Issuing body | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2009

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Apollo spacecraft news reference : (lunar module)

Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. ; Public Affairs, Space. ; United States. ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ; Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.) | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2006

DVD Grumman lunar module TM-1-1964 -- Grummann lunar simulator -- LM construction 1964 -- EVA suit test 1964 -- LM descent engine tests -- LM underwater ingress training -- LM assembly 1968 -- LM peel-away slide show.

Lunar space transportation systems

Heinz Hermann Koelle | [S.l.] : Shaker Verlag | Berichte aus der Luft-und Raumfahrtechnik | 2004

Columbia : accident investigation board : report volume 1

[S.l.] : NASA | 2003

Shuttle - Mir : the United States and Russia share history's highest stage

Clay Morgan | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2001

Space shuttle : STS flights 1-5, incl. approach & landing tests : the NASA mission reports

Robert Godwin, Editor ; United States., Editor ; National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Editor | Burlington, Ont. : Apogee books | 2001

Science and Technology Research Directions for the International Space Station

National Aeronautics and Space Administration., Author 1999

The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique and unprecedented space research facility. Never before have scientists and engineers had access to such a robust, multidisciplinary, long-duration microgravity laboratory. To date, the research [...]

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Orbital transport : technical, meteorological and chemical aspects : third aerospace symposium, Braunschweig 26-28 august 1991

H. Korner, Editor ; H. jr Oertel, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 1993

Transport vehicles in support of space programs

V. K. Serdyuk ; Nikolai Tolyarenko ; N. N. Khlebnikova | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA technical translation | 1991

Round trip to orbit : human spaceflight alternatives : special report

United States. ; Congress. ; Office of Technology Assessment. | [S.l.] : U.S. Congress | 1989

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National space transportation system reference

[S.l.] : NASA | 1988

National space transportation system reference

[S.l.] : NASA | 1988

The space station : a personal journey /

Hans Mark, Author | [S.l.] : Duke University Press | 1987

This insider's account, a penetrating view of science policy and politics during two presidencies, captures the euphoria that characterized the space program in the late seventies and early eighties and furnishes an invaluable perspective on the[...]

Space Shuttle missions of the 80's : proceedings of American Astronautical Society twenty first annual meeting, August 26-28, 1976 [i.e. 1975], Denver Colorado

[S.l.] : Univelt | Advances in the astronautical sciences | 1977

Scientific uses of the space shuttle

[S.l.] : National Academy of Sciences | 1974

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Automated resupply of consumables : enhancement of space commercialization opportunities

Davoud Manouchehri ; A. J. Mauceri | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI

Constant propellant use rendez-vous scenario across a launch window for refueling missions

M. E. Hametz ; R. Whittier | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA STI