This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each mission is examined, from bot
The Space Shuttle program: technologies and accomplishments
β Scribed by Space Shuttle;Sivolella, Davide
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 369
- Series
- Springer Praxis books in space exploration
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Subjects
Aerospace engineering;Aerospace Technology and Astronautics;Astronautics;Engineering;Engineering design;Engineering Design;Popular Science, general;Popular works;Raumfahrtprogramm;Space shuttles;Space shuttles--United States--History;History;Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) -- History;Space Shuttle Program (U.S.);Space Shuttle;Space shuttles -- United States -- History;United States
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