Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010Wayne Hale, Helen Woods Lane, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government Printing Office, 2010 - 861 pagina's "Wings in Orbit" is an authoritative documentation of the many accomplishments of the NASA Space Shuttle Program. Starting with a foreword written by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, this compelling book provides accurate, authentic and easily understood accounts from NASA's best subject matter experts and external resources. The book captures the passion of those who devoted their energies to the Program's success for more than three decades. It focuses on their science and engineering accomplishments, the rich history of the program and the shuttle as an icon in U.S. history. No other book on the market has accumulated as many experts and resources on this subject nor broken it down in such easy to understand language with compelling imagery. With the Shuttle Program coming to a close, consumers will be inclined to purchase this book as it provides comprehensive information on this historic program as it ends its 30 year run. The promotions for this book will definitely benefit from the publicity of this historic event. |
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Processing the Shuttle for Flight | 74 |
Astronaut Health and Performance | 370 |
A Platform That Expanded the Frontiers of Biology | 408 |
Microgravity Research in the Space Shuttle Era | 420 |
Space Environments | 444 |
Social Cultural and Educational Legacies | 459 |
NASA Reflects Americas Changing Opportunities NASA Impacts US Culture | 460 |
Inspiring Students as Only NASA Can | 470 |
Industries and Spinoffs | 485 |
Flight Operations | 94 |
Extravehicular Activity Operations and Advancements | 110 |
Shuttle Builds the International Space Station | 130 |
Engineering Innovations | 157 |
Propulsion | 158 |
Thermal Protection Systems | 182 |
Materials and Manufacturing | 200 |
Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics | 226 |
Avionics Navigation and Instrumentation | 242 |
Software | 256 |
Structural Design | 270 |
Robotics and Automation | 286 |
Systems Engineering for Life Cycle of Complex Systems | 302 |
Major Scientific Discoveries | 319 |
The Space Shuttle and Great Observatories | 320 |
Atmospheric Observations and Earth Imaging | 344 |
Radars and Topography | 360 |
The Shuttle Continuum Role of Human Spaceflight | 497 |
President George HW Bush | 499 |
Pam Leestma and Nome Alperstein | 500 |
Norman Augustine | 502 |
John Logsdon | 504 |
Canadian Space Agency | 506 |
General John Dailey | 509 |
Leah Jamieson | 510 |
Michael Griffin | 512 |
Appendix | 517 |
Flight Information | 518 |
Program ManagersAcknowledgments | 530 |
Selected Readings | 531 |
Acronyms | 535 |
Contributers Biographies | 536 |
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Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle N. Wayne Hale,Nasa Technical Reports Server (Ntrs),Et Al Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2013 |
Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle National Aeronautics Administration Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2012 |