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PublisherCollector's Guide Publishing, Incorporated

ISBN-101896522696

ISBN-139781896522692

eBay Product ID (ePID)1859385

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Book TitleSpace Shuttle Sts 1-5 : the NASA Mission Reports

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Astrophysics, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Science

AuthorRobert Godwin

Book SeriesApogee Books Space Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight30.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-446666

Dewey Edition13

Reviews"The amount of detail is fantastic and for those interested in the Space Shuttle an essential buy..." -- Spaceflight, January 2002.

Series Volume Number16

Dewey Decimal629.44

SynopsisThe Space Shuttle is one of the great triumphs of moderntechnology. 122 feet long, capable of carrying 65,000 lbsof cargo and weighing in at 90 tons, Rockwell's Orbiterstands alone as the world's only aircraft capable offlying into space and returning at speeds exceeding18,000 miles per hour. Comprising rare NASA documentsnever before released to the public the reader is takeninside this remarkable machine in the words of some ofthe men who flew it. Comes with a bonus CD-ROM featuringNASA movies, hundreds of images, and more., CD-ROM and Book. The Space Shuttle is one of the great triumphs of modern technology. 122 feet long, capable of carrying 65,000 pounds of cargo and weighing in at 90 tonnes, Rockwell's Orbiter stands alone as the world's only aircraft capable of flying into space and returning at speeds exceeding 18,000 miles per hour. On 12 April 1981 two astronauts climbed aboard the fully fueled and integrated Space Transportation System. Twenty years before on the same day a Russian missile had propelled 10,395 pounds into space using 1.1 million pounds of thrust. Gagarin flew 25,000 miles in 108 minutes. On this day 180,000 pounds would ride atop 7.7 million pounds of thrust. However, this crew would be landing on a runway after travelling over a million miles in a little over 54 hours. This book covers the Space Shuttle through the test flight stage and on to its first operational flight. Comprising rare NASA documents never before released to the public the reader is taken inside this remarkable machine in the words of some of the men who flew it. Complete with a Windows CD-ROM featuring NASA movies, hundreds of images and more!, The Space Shuttle is one of the great triumphs of moderntechnology. 122 feet long, capable of carrying 65,000 lbsof cargo and weighing in at 90 tons, Rockwell's Orbiterstands alone as the world's only aircraft capable offlying into space and returning at speeds exceeding18,000 miles per hour. Comprising rare NASA documentsnever before ......

LC Classification NumberTL795.5.S613 2001