Bibliograph

The space shuttle, a mission-by-mission celebration of NASA's extraordinary spaceflight program, Roland Miller

Type

Label

The space shuttle, a mission-by-mission celebration of NASA's extraordinary spaceflight program, Roland Miller

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The space shuttle

Oclc number

1304832126

Responsibility statement

Roland Miller

Sub title

a mission-by-mission celebration of NASA's extraordinary spaceflight program

Summary

"Stories and breathtaking photos of previous NASA space missions from monumental events to historical first"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Approach and landing tests : ALT-12 (free flight 1) to ALT-16 (free flight 5) -- First launch -> the Challenger tragedy : STS-1 (mission 1) to STS-51L (mission 25) -- New beginnings -> Hubble deployment : STS-26 (mission 26) to STS-61 (mission 59) -- Shuttle-Mir missions -> John Glenn's return to space : STS-60 (mission 60) to STS-95 (mission 92) -- The International Space Station construction begins -> the Columbia tragedy : STS-88 (mission 93) to STS-107 (mission 113) -- A second return to flight -> the final mission : STS-114 (mission 114) to STS-135 (mission 135) -- Afterword

Target audience

adult

Classification