Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned / / Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution, John Krige, Georgia Institute of Technology, James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Launius Roger D.
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Space shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned / / Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution, John Krige, Georgia Institute of Technology, James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology
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| Pubblicazione: | Reston, Virginia : , : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., , [2013] |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (398 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 629.44/10973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Space shuttles - United States - History |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KrigeJohn |
| CraigJames I. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius -- Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius -- Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, and big technology / W. Henry Lambright -- Engineering the engine : the space shuttle main engine / R.E. Biggs -- Protecting the body : the orbiter's thermal protection system / Dennis R. Jenkins -- Revolutionizing electronics : software and the challenge of flight control / Nancy G. Leveson -- Flying the shuttle : operations from preparation through flight to recovery / N. Wayne Hale -- Using the shuttle : operations on orbit / Matthew H. Hersch -- Losing the shuttle (or nearly) : accidents and anomalies / Stephen P. Waring -- Constructing a port in orbit : the space shuttle and building the space station / Howard E. McCurdy -- A victory for clean interfaces : Europe's participation in the Space Shuttle Program / John Krige -- Living and working on the shuttle : the challenge of routine / Amy E. Foster -- Wowing the public : the shuttle as a cultural icon / Linda Billings -- Retiring the space shuttle : what next? / John M. Logsdon -- Epilogue / John Krige. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Space shuttle legacy |
| ISBN: | 1-62410-217-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787271403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Library of flight.