Space shuttle stories : firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions / Tom Jones.
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...
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| Other title: | Firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions Firsthand astronaut accounts from all one hundred thirty-five missions |
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Smithsonian Books,
2023.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Developing the space shuttle
- List of acronyms
- Testing the space shuttle, 1981-1986
- Return to flight and the space shuttle as science platform, 1986-1998
- Building the International Space Station, losing Columbia, 1998-2011
- The space shuttle in perspective.