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NASA's first Space Shuttle astronaut selection : redefining the right stuff

David Shayler, Author ; Colin Burgess, Author | Cham : Springer | Space Exploration | 2020

Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASA's Group 8 astronauts, selected in January 1978 to train for orbital missions aboard the Space Shuttle. Prior to this time only pilots or sci[...]

Assembling and supplying the ISS : the space shuttle fulfills its mission /

David J. Shayler, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | 2016

The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the space shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. This book is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the shutt[...]

Leaving orbit : notes from the last days of American spaceflight /

Margaret Lazarus Dean, Author | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press | 2015

Leaving Orbit takes the measure of what American spaceflight has achieved while reckoning with its earlier witnesses, such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Oriana Fallaci. Along the way, Dean meets NASA workers, astronauts, and space fans, gathe[...]

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[...]

Biomedical results of the space shuttle program

Diana Risin, Compiler ; Philip C. Stepaniak, Compiler | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2013

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Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned /

Roger D. Launius ; John Krige, Author ; James I. Craig, Author ; Ned Allen, Author | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2013

For the first time in its 30-year history, the NASA Space Shuttle program is chronicled in precise detail, with a focus on the major aspects of the Space Shuttle History.

Wheels stop : the tragedies and triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011 /

Rick Houston, Author | [S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press | Outward odyssey : a people's history of spaceflight | 2013

"Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space[...]

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

E-resource

The Space Shuttle Program : how NASA lost its way

R. Michael Gordon | [S.l.] : McFarland & Company | 2008

Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program

Pat Duggins | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2007

Riding rockets : the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut /

R. Mike Mullane, Author | New York : Scribner | 2006

In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, 29 men and six women, were introduced to the world. USAF Colonel Mike Mullane was a member of this astronaut class, and this is his story. Mullane strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut [...]

Space shuttle : the history of the national space transportation system : the first 100 missions

Dennis R. Jenkins | [S.l.] : Jenkins | 2001

Back to the Moon

Homer H. Hickam | [S.l.] : Island Books | 1999

Jack Medaris is a man haunted by his past and driven by a dream: he's risking everything to "borrow" the Columbia -and pilot it to the moon. He didn't plan on an unexpected passenger, beautiful celebrity daredevil and scientist Penny High Eagle.[...]

The space shuttle : roles, missions and accomplishments

David Michael Harland | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1998

In "The space shuttle: roles, missions, and accomplishments", David Harland explains, for the first time, the scientific contribution that the space shuttle made to the international space programme. He focuses on the utility of the space shuttl[...]

Oceans to orbit : the story of Australia's first man in space: Dr. Paul Scully-Power

Colin Burgess | [S.l.] : Plyright | 1995