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Topic: Shuttle, Houston (Paul Dye)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 45595 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-08-2020 06:44 PM
Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control by Paul Dye In the tradition of Chris Kraft's "Flight" and Gene Kranz's "Failure Is Not an Option," from the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history, a revealing look at the high-stakes work of Mission Control that tells the inside story of the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with space.Offering a compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the Space Age from the perspective of those tasked with making them happen, Shuttle, Houston explores the determined personalities, technological miracles, and eleventh-hour saves that have made human spaceflight possible. Relaying stories of missions (and their grueling training) in vivid detail, Paul Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines some of the highest-stakes split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, where errors lead to the loss of national resources — and more importantly one's crew. Dye's stories from inside Mission Control explain the mysteries of flying the Shuttle — from the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a hundred-ton glider. The Space Shuttles flew 135 missions -- surviving initial test flights and the early days of deploying satellites as well as enabling the assembly and servicing of the International Space Station. Astronauts conducted space walks, captured satellites, and docked with the Mir Space Station, bringing space into our everyday life, from GPS to satellite TV. Putting readers in the shoes of Mission Control, the hub that made humanity's leap into a new frontier possible, Dye gives readers his own front-row seat on the missions that changed our world. - Hardcover: 288 pages
- Hachette Books (July 14, 2020)
- ISBN-10: 0316454575
- ISBN-13: 978-0316454575
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astro-nut Member Posts: 1014 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-12-2020 12:16 PM
Just received my copy of this book. Looking forward to reading this. |
tedc Member Posts: 156 From: Renton, WA USA Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-12-2021 11:26 PM
Looking at this book for my next purchase, any reviews by collectSPACE members? Thanks. | |
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