Space shuttle legacy how we did it and what we learned / Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution, John Krige, Georgia Institute of Technology, James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Ned Allen, editor-in-chief, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland.
| Author/creator | Launius, Roger D. |
| Other author | Krige, John. |
| Other author | Craig, James I. |
| Other author | Allen, Ned. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Reston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013] |
| Description | xxxiv, 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of flight series |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013044609 |
| ISBN | 9781624102165 (alkaline paper) |
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