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Название: To Orbit and Back Again: How the Space Shuttle Flew in Space
Автор(ы): Davide Sivolella
Издательство: Springer/Praxis
Год: 2013
Страниц: 523
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 288 MB

The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have been able to do so before. The author describes the structures and systems of the Space Shuttle, and then follows a typical mission, explaining how the structures and systems were used in the launch, orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Many photographs and technical drawings illustrate how the Space Shuttle functions, avoiding the use of complicated technical jargon.