Bibliograph

Space shuttle stories, firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions, Tom Jones

Type

Label

Space shuttle stories, firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions, Tom Jones

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Space shuttle stories

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1365363975

Responsibility statement

Tom Jones

Sub title

firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions

Summary

NASA's space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft, accomplishing many firsts and inspiring generations across its 30-year lifespan as America's iconic spaceship. In Space Shuttle Stories, shuttle astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts for personal vignettes from each mission, complemented by their written accounts for all 135 space shuttle missions, from Columbia's maiden flight in 1981 to the final launch of Atlantis in 2011. The book is a major contribution to the historical record of a momentous era of spaceflight

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Developing the space shuttle -- List of acronyms -- Testing the space shuttle, 1981-1986 -- Return to flight and the space shuttle as science platform, 1986-1998 -- Building the International Space Station, losing Columbia, 1998-2011 -- The space shuttle in perspective

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missionsFirsthand astronaut accounts from all one hundred thirty-five missions

Classification