Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program / Pat Duggins.
Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program / Pat Duggins.
Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program / Pat Duggins.
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Publisher
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N629.454/21
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English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. The future -- 2. New spaceship, new astronauts -- 3. 1981 : the path to STS-1 -- 4. 1982-1985 : the curse of being routine -- 5. 1986 : "don't call unless it blows up" -- 6. The investigation -- 7. 1988-1992 : back on the horse -- 8. 1993 : the road to Mir -- 9. 1998 : ISS, the shotgun marriage -...
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Publisher
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2007.
Place of Publication
Florida
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Final Countdown is the story of NASA's Space Shuttle program its missions and its impending demise. It also offers a preview of the space agency's next major effort the Orion Crew Exploration Capsule."--BOOK JACKET.
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Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program / Pat Duggins.
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NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N629.454/21
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74VKzGWBwkpZ
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ISBN
9780813031460 (alk. paper)
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629.454
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991023515329702626
