how we did it and what we learned Launius, Roger D. creator author. Krige, John author. Craig, James I. author. text bibliography Electronic books. vau 2013 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (398 pages) : illustrations. Defining the shuttle : the spaceplane tradition / Roger D. Launius -- Designing the shuttle : living within the political system / Roger D. Launius -- Managing the space shuttle : leadership, change, and big technology / W. Henry Lambright -- Engineering the engine : the space shuttle main engine / R.E. Biggs -- Protecting the body : the orbiter's thermal protection system / Dennis R. Jenkins -- Revolutionizing electronics : software and the challenge of flight control / Nancy G. Leveson -- Flying the shuttle : operations from preparation through flight to recovery / N. Wayne Hale -- Using the shuttle : operations on orbit / Matthew H. Hersch -- Losing the shuttle (or nearly) : accidents and anomalies / Stephen P. Waring -- Constructing a port in orbit : the space shuttle and building the space station / Howard E. McCurdy -- A victory for clean interfaces : Europe's participation in the Space Shuttle Program / John Krige -- Living and working on the shuttle : the challenge of routine / Amy E. Foster -- Wowing the public : the shuttle as a cultural icon / Linda Billings -- Retiring the space shuttle : what next? / John M. Logsdon -- Epilogue / John Krige. Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution, John Krige, Georgia Institute of Technology, James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) History Space shuttles United States History TL789.8.U6 S665 2013eb 629.44/10973 Launius, Roger D. Reston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013] xxxiv, 375 pages ; 23 cm. (DLC)10931743 9781624102172 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10931743 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10931743 CaPaEBR 131231 ebr10931743 eng