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

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Main Authors: Launius, Roger D. (Author), Krige, John (Author), Craig, James I. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013]
Series:Library of flight.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius
  • Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius
  • Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, and big technology / W. Henry Lambright
  • Engineering the engine : the space shuttle main engine / R.E. Biggs
  • Protecting the body : the orbiter's thermal protection system / Dennis R. Jenkins
  • Revolutionizing electronics : software and the challenge of flight control / Nancy G. Leveson
  • Flying the shuttle : operations from preparation through flight to recovery / N. Wayne Hale
  • Using the shuttle : operations on orbit / Matthew H. Hersch
  • Losing the shuttle (or nearly) : accidents and anomalies / Stephen P. Waring
  • Constructing a port in orbit : the space shuttle and building the space station / Howard E. McCurdy
  • A victory for clean interfaces : Europe's participation in the Space Shuttle Program / John Krige
  • Living and working on the shuttle : the challenge of routine / Amy E. Foster
  • Wowing the public : the shuttle as a cultural icon / Linda Billings
  • Retiring the space shuttle : what next? / John M. Logsdon
  • Epilogue / John Krige.