To orbit and back again : how the Space Shuttle flew in space / Davide Sivolella.

The question may be simple, but the answer is not as easy to give. This book describes the structures and systems used each time the Shuttle was launched, and then follows an imaginary mission, explaining how those structures and systems were used in orbital operations and the return to Earth. Detai...

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Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Sivolella, Davide, 1981- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer, [2012?]
Series:	Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
Subjects:	Space shuttles. Space flight.