The Space Shuttle Program Technologies and Accomplishments /

• Main Author: Sivolella, Davide (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Popular works.; Engineering design.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Popular Science, general.; Engineering Design.

This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle in its many different roles as orbital launch platform, orbital workshop, and science and technology laboratory. It focuses on the technology designed and developed to support the missions of the Space Shuttle program. Each mission is examined, from bot...