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020 _z9781624102165 (alkaline paper)
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050 1 4 _aTL789.8.U6
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100 1 _aLaunius, Roger D.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSpace shuttle legacy :
_bhow we did it and what we learned /
_cRoger D. Launius, Smithsonian Institution, John Krige, Georgia Institute of Technology, James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology.
264 1 _aReston, Virginia :
_bAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c�2013
300 _a1 online resource (398 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aLibrary of flight series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aDefining 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
610 2 0 _aSpace Shuttle Program (U.S.)
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSpace shuttles
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aKrige, John,
_eauthor.
700 1 _aCraig, James I.,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aLaunius, Roger D.
_tSpace shuttle legacy : how we did it and what we learned.
_dReston, Virginia : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2013]
_hxxxiv, 375 pages ; 23 cm.
_kLibrary of flight series
_z9781624102165
_w(DLC)10931743
797 2 _aebrary.
830 0 _aLibrary of flight.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10931743
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
999 _c74969
_d74969