The Story of the Space Shuttle
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Author(s): D. M. Harland
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1852337931
Format: softback
444pp
Price: €42.75
Review Date: 08 March 2005
Review: This illustrated book tells the story of the Space Shuttle, relating the various types of missions and the tasks that the astronauts, particularly when spacewalking, have undertaken. The book presents the ‘big picture’ in a relevant historical perspective, revealing the causes and effects, currents and consequences. It covers not only the events as they happened, but also the operating principles that currently drive the evolution and operation of the space programme. Chapters include: the Challenger accident; Communications satellites; Department of Defense involvement; The art of spacewalking; Microgravity; Studying Earth; Shuttle–MIR; International Space Station; The loss of Columbia; and the author’s reflections.