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Space Shuttle Challenger Ten Journeys into the Unknown

Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event. I was nine years old. My parents were, at the time, midway through moving house and, luckily, the TV was one of the few domestic items still to be packed. I watched the entire...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, Ben
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Space Exploration
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology And Astronautics
Astronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Astronomy / Observations
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Astronomy, Observations And Techniques
Astronomy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Author's preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • The Geritol Bunch: The Development of the Shuttle, History of Challenger's Design, and Her First Mission
  • Ride, Sally Ride: The Flight of STS 7
  • Weightlifters: the Flight of STS 8
  • A Heck of a Big Leap: the Flights of STS 41B, 41C, and 41G
  • The Untouchables: the Flights of STS 51B, 51F, and 61A
  • Don't Break our Airplane: the Disaster and Aftermath, including Rogers inquiry
  • Appendix: Challenger's Planned Missions during 1986 and 1987
  • Glossary of Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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