Space Shuttle Columbia Her Missions and Crews
On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space programme unfolded with horrifying suddenness in the skies above north central Texas. The Space Shuttle Columbia – the world’s first truly reusable manned spacecraft – was lost during her return to Ear...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Praxis
2005, 2005
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2005 |
| Series: | Space Exploration
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- “It will take a hundred flights ...”
- Columbia delivers
- Recovery after Challenger
- Extended capabilities
- Golden age
- A miniature space station
- Uncertain future
- “In my book, they always landed ...”