Space Shuttle Columbia Her Missions and Crews /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Evans, Ben (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Praxis, 2005.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books in Space Exploration
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Automotive engineering.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Automotive Engineering.

On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space programme unfolded with horrifying suddenness in the skies above north central Texas. The Space Shuttle Columbia – the world’s first truly reusable manned spacecraft – was lost during her return to Ear...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• “It will take a hundred flights ...”
• Columbia delivers
• Recovery after Challenger
• Extended capabilities
• Golden age
• A miniature space station
• Uncertain future
• “In my book, they always landed ...”.