Space Shuttle Challenger Ten Journeys into the Unknown /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Evans, Ben (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Automotive Engineering.

Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and, luckily, the TV was one of the few domestic items still to be packed. I watched the entire...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Author's preface
• Acknowledgements
• The Geritol Bunch: The Development of the Shuttle, History of Challenger's Design, and Her First Mission
• Ride, Sally Ride: The Flight of STS 7
• Weightlifters: the Flight of STS 8
• A Heck of a Big Leap: the Flights of STS 41B, 41C, and 41G
• The Untouchables: the Flights of STS 51B, 51F, and 61A
• Don't Break our Airplane: the Disaster and Aftermath, including Rogers inquiry
• Appendix: Challenger's Planned Missions during 1986 and 1987
• Glossary of Acronyms
• Bibliography
• Index.