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Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of inventio...

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan.

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Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan.

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Full title

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]

Call Numbers

G 2020/0286

Record Identifier

74VKawQKvp7O

MMS ID

991024285717902626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Introduction -- Sputnik baby -- New guys -- "It shall be maintainable" -- Mission prep -- Grounded -- Returning to flight -- A new star in the sky -- Rescue and renovation.

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

[2019]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Handprints on Hubble : an astronaut's story of invention / Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation series

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/0286

Record Identifier

74VKawQKvp7O

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawQKvp7O

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0262043181 hardcover alkaline paper

9780262043182 hardcover alkaline paper

DDC

522.2919

MMS ID

991024285717902626

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