Space Shuttle Columbia Her Missions and Crews /

Evans, Ben.

Space Shuttle Columbia Her Missions and Crews / [electronic resource] : by Ben Evans. - XX, 486 p. 280 illus. online resource. - Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration . - Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration .

ǣIt will take a hundred flights ...ǥ -- Columbia delivers -- Recovery after Challenger -- Extended capabilities -- Golden age -- A miniature space station -- Uncertain future -- ǣIn my book, they always landed ...ǥ.

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On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space programme unfolded with horrifying suddenness in the skies above north central Texas. The Space Shuttle Columbia the worlds first truly reusable manned spacecraft was lost during her return to Earth, along with a crew of seven. It was an event that, after the loss of Space Shuttle Challenger during a launch 17 years before, the world had hoped it would never see again. This book details each of Columbias 28 missions in turn, as told by scientists and researchers who developed and supported her many payloads, by the engineers who worked on her and by the astronauts who flew her. In doing so, it is intended to provide a fitting tribute to this most remarkable flying machine and those who perished on her last mission.

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10.1007/978-0-387-73972-4 doi


Science (General).
Astronomy.
Popular Science.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
Astronomy.
Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, Traffic.

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