LEADER 04830nam 22006015 450 001 996418181303316 005 20221004222617.0 010 $a3-030-45742-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-45742-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011343494 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-45742-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6273212 035 $a(PPN)258303735 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011343494 100 $a20200710d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection$b[electronic resource] $eRedefining the Right Stuff /$fby David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (XXXIII, 589 p. 105 illus., 80 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpace Exploration 311 $a3-030-45741-9 327 $aAuthors? Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- List of Abbreviations and acronyms -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Expanding ?The Right Stuff? -- Chapter 2: Who could fly? -- Chapter 3: The new pilot astronauts -- Chapter 4: The first Mission Specialists -- Chapter 5: All Change in the Astronaut Office -- Chapter 6: Ascan pioneers -- Chapter 7: Silver Pin astronauts -- Chapter 8: Preparing to fly -- Chapter 9: NASA?s All-Electric Flying Machine -- Chapter 10: The TFNG take wings -- Chapter 11: ?Go at throttle up? -- Chapter 12: The final missions -- Chapter 13: Flying a desk -- Chapter 14: Reflections -- Chapter 15: The legacy -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the authors -- Other works by the authors -- Index. 330 $aUnofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASA?s Group 8 astronauts, selected in January 1978 to train for orbital missions aboard the Space Shuttle. Prior to this time only pilots or scientists trained as pilots had been assigned to fly on America?s spacecraft, but with the advent of the innovative winged spacecraft the door was finally opened to non-pilots, including women and minorities. In all, 15 of those selected were categorised as Pilot Astronauts, while the other 20 would train under the new designation of Mission Specialist. Altogether, the Group 8 astronauts would be launched on a total of 103 space missions; some flying only once, while others flew into orbit as many as five times. Sadly, four of their number would perish in the Challenger tragedy in January 1986. In their latest collaborative effort, the authors bring to life the amazing story behind the selection of the first group of Space Shuttle astronauts, examining their varied backgrounds and many accomplishments in a fresh and accessible way through deep research and revealing interviews. Throughout its remarkable 30-year history as the workhorse of NASA?s human spaceflight exploration, twice halted through tragedy, the Shuttle fleet performed with magnificence. So too did these 35 men and women, swept up in the dynamic thrust and ongoing development of America?s Space Shuttle program. This book on the Group 8 Astronauts, the TFNGs, is an excellent summation of the individuals first selected for the new Space Shuttle Program. It provides insight into what it took to first get the Space Shuttle flying. For any space enthusiast it is a must read. Robert L. Crippen PLT on STS-1 . 410 0$aSpace Exploration 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aSpace sciences 606 $aAerospace engineering 606 $aAstronautics 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22030 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aSpace sciences. 615 0$aAerospace engineering. 615 0$aAstronautics. 615 14$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aSpace Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). 615 24$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 676 $a629.4410973 700 $aShayler$b David J$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0805083 702 $aBurgess$b Colin$f1947-$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996418181303316 996 $aNASA's First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection$91983094 997 $aUNISA