Space shuttle stories : firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions

Jones, Tom, 1955- (author,, interviewer.).

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.

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.

Item details

ISBN: 1588347540
ISBN: 9781588347541
Physical Description: 319 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
print
Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.

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