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Topic: History of the American Space Shuttle (Jenkins)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-16-2019 09:04 AM
   
The History of the American Space Shuttle
by Dennis R. Jenkins The flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on April 12, 1981, with the launch of STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and ended on July 21, 2011, with wheels stop of STS-135. During the 30 years and 135 missions in between, the program experienced triumphs and tragedies, amazed the world with its orbital exploits, and was frequently the subject of admiration, condemnation, pride, and despair. This book provides a detailed overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the "space shuttle," and provides a technical description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. Two pages are dedicated to each of the 135 missions flown by the American space shuttle, including technical data, crew names, and photos of each mission. The Challenger and Columbia accidents are discussed, along with a discussion of what NASA did to fix the flaws and continue flying. The book concludes by covering the retirement of the vehicle and the delivery of the four remaining orbiters to their final display sites. - Hardcover: 336 pages
- Schiffer (September 28, 2019)
- ISBN-10: 0764357700
- ISBN-13: 978-0764357701
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jjknap
Member Posts: 273
From: Bourbonnais, IL USA
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 02-16-2019 04:59 PM
I wonder how this will be different from his 3-volume set? |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-17-2019 11:17 AM
The description reads like it's basically the third volume, with maybe some additional technical content.Also, glad they specified it's about the American Space Shuttle. Maybe they were afraid people might be confused, like with the lack of flags in "First Man." |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 02-17-2019 06:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by GoesTo11:
Also, glad they specified it's about the American Space Shuttle. Maybe they were afraid people might be confused, like with the lack of flags in "First Man."
Well, I hope there's a flag on the front cover otherwise those that can't read may still be confused. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-17-2019 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by jjknap:
I wonder how this will be different from his 3-volume set?
I asked Dennis and he explained this title is aimed at a wider audience than the three-volume set. It's a 336-page short history. Each mission gets two pages (one of data, one of photos), each accident gets two pages; the other 62 pages covers the rest of the story from 1969 to 2012. There is no new data in it although I tried hard to use different photos wherever possible. |
dom
Member Posts: 855
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 02-24-2019 05:46 AM
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Originally posted by GoesTo11:
glad they specified it's about the American Space Shuttle.
I hope it's a sign they're preparing a volume on the Soviet space shuttle Buran.  |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-24-2019 10:33 AM
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Originally posted by GoesTo11:
Also, glad they specified it's about the American Space Shuttle.
Well, people may be looking for a book on HOTOL, or Hermes, or Hope... |
dom
Member Posts: 855
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 02-24-2019 12:59 PM
No disrespect to HOTOL or Hope but Buran was a flown vehicle comparable to the Space Shuttle in both technological and historical importance. It deserves the same treatment as only one book about its development has ever been published in English! |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-25-2019 05:17 AM
Hermes book and Buran book. |
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