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Through thick and thin, the Space Shuttle remained the centerpiece of the American human spaceflight program for three decades. In addition to deploying satellites, planetary probes and, of course, the Hubble Space Telescope, it delivered astronauts to the Mir space station and assembled and sustained the International Space Station. Yet the path to these incredible achievements was never an easy one, with some obstacles resulting in the loss of life and other major consequences that plagued the fleet throughout its operational career.
The book adopts a challenge-by-challenge approach, focusing on specific difficulties and how (if at all) they were fully overcome. Going beyond the technical issues, it relates the human stories of each incident and how changes were effected in order to make theshuttle an exceptionally safer - though still experimental - flying machine.
Through thick and thin, the Space Shuttle remained the centerpiece of the American human spaceflight program for three decades. In addition to deploying satellites, planetary probes and, of course, the Hubble Space Telescope, it delivered astronauts to the Mir space station and assembled and sustained the International Space Station. Yet the path to these incredible achievements was never an easy one, with some obstacles resulting in the loss of life and other major consequences that plagued the fleet throughout its operational career.
The book adopts a challenge-by-challenge approach, focusing on specific difficulties and how (if at all) they were fully overcome. Going beyond the technical issues, it relates the human stories of each incident and how changes were effected in order to make theshuttle an exceptionally safer - though still experimental - flying machine.
Explores the technical and human stories behind the evolution of the Space Shuttle program
Covers efforts made to enhance the shuttle's safety, including improvements to the engine, external tank, solid rocket booster systems, and drag chute
Includes recollections by shuttle astronauts, engineers and managers
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Mathematik, Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Technik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Springer Praxis Books |
| Inhalt: |
xi
291 S. 3 s/w Illustr. 99 farbige Illustr. 291 p. 102 illus. 99 illus. in color. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783030707767 |
| ISBN-10: | 3030707768 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Evans, Ben |
| Auflage: | 1st edition 2021 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer
Springer International Publishing AG Springer Praxis Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com |
| Maße: | 240 x 168 x 13 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ben Evans |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.05.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,582 kg |
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