<i>Space Shuttle 1981-2011</i> 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. Addit
Celebrating 30 years of the space shuttle program
β Scribed by William Wallack; George Gonzalez; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 286
- Category
- Library
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