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NASA Space Shuttle Manual : An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle by David Baker (2011, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHaynes Publishing Group P.L.C.

ISBN-101844258661

ISBN-139781844258666

eBay Product ID (ePID)159930262

Product Key Features

Book TitleNASA Space Shuttle Manual : An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAviation / History, Space Science, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Science

AuthorDavid Baker

Book SeriesOwners' Workshop Manual Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight30.3 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal629.441

Table Of ContentDetailed 'how it works' Haynes Manual treatment. A fascinating insight into the design, construction and operation of the NASA Space Shuttle. Expert author who has worked on the Apollo and Shuttle space programmes. Fully illustrated with NASA photographs and drawings. Publication will be at the closure of the Space Shuttle story as the final flight is expected in late 2010.

SynopsisDesigned between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation. The Shuttle's internal layout and systems are explained, including the operation of life support, electrical power production, cooling, propulsion, flight control, communications, landing and avionics systems., Describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation., Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation. The Shuttle's internal layout and systems are explained, including the operation of life support, electrical power production, cooling, propulsion, flight control, communications, land and avionics systems.

LC Classification NumberTL795.5