posted 02-17-2006 03:58 PM               

Return-To-Flight Space Shuttle Discovery

Author: Dennis Jenkins

After Columbia disintegrated during entry on February 1, 2003, NASA grounded the entire Space Shuttle fleet until it could ascertain what had gone wrong and fixed the problem. Whenever an aerospace program is grounded for a prolonged period, the first flight after the grounding is often called the Return-to-Flight. After 30 months of work, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Programs Return-to-Flight, STS-114, using Discovery. This flight was the most photographed Space Shuttle flight ever, with numerous cameras on the ground, ships, and aircraft tracking the vehicle during ascent, and the crew of the International Space Station taking a series of detailed photographs as the Orbiter approached the ISS. In addition, the crew of the Discovery used cameras in the cockpit and on a long, robotic arm to examine almost every inch of the Orbiter. The result was some stunning photography that shows the Space Shuttle in ways that have never before been seen. It is presented here, in full color, as the program readies to fly the second Return-to-Flight launch, STS-121, also using Discovery.

Format: Softbound
Pages: 108
Length: 9w x 9h
ISBN: 158007104X
Catalog ID: 144074


Regular Price: $16.95

I called Motorbooks and was told the title is backordered; couldn't find any info anywhere else on this book? Anyone out there know more?

posted 02-18-2006 10:53 AM               

We will be carrying copies at the list price signed by Dennis Jenkins and are taking pre-orders now.

posted 02-20-2006 12:06 PM               

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Originally posted by Boggs SpaceBooks:
This is a nice photo book which will not be published until Summer. It will be a nice full color book, 9x9 inches, with 108pp. Softbound.

We will be carrying copies at the list price signed by Dennis Jenkins and are taking pre-orders now.

Thanks for the info...I'll check back on your site.

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