Space Shuttle Missions Summary (NASA/TM-2011-216142)

Space Shuttle Missions Summary (NASA/TM-2011-216142)
Author: Robert D. Legler
Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781782662235

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Full color publication. This document has been produced and updated over a 21-year period. It is intended to be a handy reference document, basically one page per flight, and care has been exercised to make it as error-free as possible. This document is basically "as flown" data and has been compiled from many sources including flight logs, flight rules, flight anomaly logs, mod flight descent summary, post flight analysis of mps propellants, FDRD, FRD, SODB, and the MER shuttle flight data and inflight anomaly list. Orbit distance traveled is taken from the PAO mission statistics.

Space Shuttle Missions Summary

Space Shuttle Missions Summary
Author: R. D. Legler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1997
Genre: Manned space flight
ISBN:

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The Space Shuttle Missions

The Space Shuttle Missions
Author: Patti Richards
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1635177146

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Explores scientists' thrilling quest to develop the Space Shuttle. Engaging text, vibrant photos, and informative infographics help readers learn about this important advancement in exploring space, as well as the people and technology that made it possible.

Space Shuttle Stories

Space Shuttle Stories
Author: Tom Jones
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2023-10-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1588347680

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Experience all 135 NASA space shuttle missions ever flown through the words of the astronauts themselves in this spectacularly illustrated volume With more than 600 photos from the NASA archives, this guide is perfect for fans of space history and spaceflight NASA's space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft, accomplishing many firsts and inspiring generations across its 30-year lifespan as America's iconic spaceship. In Space Shuttle Stories, shuttle astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts for personal vignettes from each mission, complemented by their written accounts for all 135 space shuttle missions, from Columbia's maiden flight in 1981 to the final launch of Atlantis in 2011. The book is a major contribution to the historical record of a momentous era of spaceflight. Each mission profile includes: An astronaut narrative that immerses the readers in their personal mission experience Data about the mission, crew, launch, landing, duration, and highlights Captivating photographs rarely seen by the public The Space Shuttle program’s 6 orbiter vehicles (Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour) carried a total of 355 astronauts into orbit on 135 missions aimed at cutting-edge scientific research, satellite launch, retrieval and repair, collaborative work with the Russian Mir station, the launching and servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the construction of the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Stories focuses on the lived, human experiences of larger-than-life space missions. It's a definitive oral history that captures the importance, wonder, and exhilaration of the Space Shuttle era.

Space Shuttle 1981-2011

Space Shuttle 1981-2011
Author: Air & Space Magazine
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1588344878

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Space Shuttle 1981-2011 is a lavishly illustrated special edition celebrating the space shuttle era. In thirty years of operation, space shuttles were used in 135 different missions; this volume presents the adventure stories of many of these missions in the astronauts’ own words. Additional contributions by space exploration writers cover the history of the program, technological challenges and triumphs, scientific achievements, and the devastating Challenger and Columbia tragedies. Complete with more than 40 essays and 100 full-color photographs, Space Shuttle 1981-2011 is a captivating overview of this critical part of space history. Although the space shuttle era has ended, its spirit—that of limitless curiosity and a desire for perfection—continues to inspire.

Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations

Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations
Author: David J. Shayler
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319497693

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How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked? 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 thesewere postponed until the Mir station became available, while plans for getting a new U. S. space station underway were stalled. In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations, the author delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space stations, culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle toMir. By 1998, after nearly three decades of planning and operations, shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in: • A proven system to link up the space shuttle to a space station• Equipment and hands-on experience in handling tons of materials• An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the creation of the later, much larger and far more complex International Space Station, as described in the companionvolume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission.

The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle
Author: Piers Bizony
Publisher: Zenith Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2015-04-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1627886842

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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.

Space Shuttle Missions Summary

Space Shuttle Missions Summary
Author: National Aeronautics Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2014-11-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781503249189

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The Space Shuttle Vehicle (SSV) was the world's first reusable Spacecraft. It consisted of a reusable Orbiter Vehicle with three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs), two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), and an expendable External Tank (ET). The Space Shuttle System consisted of the SSV elements, Shuttle Carrier aircraft, payload accommodations, and ground support systems. The SSV was designed to perform a variety of missions to low Earth orbit with heavy payload lift capability. SSV missions included: Manned payload bay laboratory science, deployment and servicing of payloads, and special support to space activities such as sortie missions (rescue, repair, maintenance servicing, assembly, and docking), and International Space Station (ISS) assembly, manning, and support including robotic and manned extra vehicular activities. The SSV was flown for 30 years from 1981 to 2011. Brief mission summaries for each of these missions are provided in this document. The document contains "as flown" mission data and pertinent photographs for each flight. It was originally published as an informal document and routinely updated throughout the Shuttle era. This document was originally produced as an informal Mission Operations book and has been updated since Space Shuttle Flight STS-1 and throughout the program. It is a handy reference guide for flight data for all Space Shuttle missions. "As-flown" data is provided as compiled from many flight support sources for ascent, on-orbit events, and descent mission phases. In addition, the specific shuttle vehicle configuration, payload, flight crew, and flight directors are identified for each flight. In the development of this book, the data for the early flights are contained on a single page per flight. For later flights, more pages per flight have been added, primarily for growth in mission complexity as noted in the "Mission Highlights" data column. This particularly applies to missions involved in the assembly of the International Space Station.

Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle
Author: Robert Godwin
Publisher: Burlington, Ont. : Apogee Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Apogee books space series
ISBN: 9781896522692

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CD-ROM and Book. The Space Shuttle is one of the great triumphs of modern technology. 122 feet long, capable of carrying 65,000 pounds of cargo and weighing in at 90 tonnes, Rockwell's Orbiter stands alone as the world's only aircraft capable of flying into space and returning at speeds exceeding 18,000 miles per hour. On 12 April 1981 two astronauts climbed aboard the fully fueled and integrated Space Transportation System. Twenty years before on the same day a Russian missile had propelled 10,395 pounds into space using 1.1 million pounds of thrust. Gagarin flew 25,000 miles in 108 minutes. On this day 180,000 pounds would ride atop 7.7 million pounds of thrust. However, this crew would be landing on a runway after travelling over a million miles in a little over 54 hours. This book covers the Space Shuttle through the test flight stage and on to its first operational flight. Comprising rare NASA documents never before released to the public the reader is taken inside this remarkable machine in the words of some of the men who flew it. Complete with a Windows CD-ROM featuring NASA movies, hundreds of images and more!

Before Lift-off

Before Lift-off
Author: Henry S. F. Cooper
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1987-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780801835247

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First volume in the series (see above). An intimate account of the training of astronauts & their psychological interaction. For all popular & aerospace collections. Chronicles the day-to-day training of Space Shuttle crew 41-G from the selection of the crew members through the completion of their mission.