The Space Shuttle Operator's Manual

by Kerry Mark Joëls
The Space Shuttle Operator's Manual
Author: Kerry Mark Joëls
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988
Genre: Reusable space vehicles
ISBN: 9780345341815
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Welcome Aboard! You are about to embark on a spectacular adventure, blazing a trail for future space travel in the world's greatest flying machine. Prepare for lift-off using the step-by-step instructions for launch and ascent. Soar into the sky consulting the authentic gatefold reproduction of the Shuttle's instrument panel. Operate the remote manipulator arm, the space telescope, and the data relay satellite as you communicate with ground control. Chart your space flight using the authentic fold-out orbital map. Hurtle back through the Earth's atmosphere to land the aircraft gently like a glider. Congratulations! We hope your mission is rewarding and fascinating! Sincerely, Directorate for Crew Training Written for the layperson by curators at the National Air and Space Museum, with colorful illustrations throughout, THE SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATOR'S MANUAL takes the reader through all the motions of an actual mission -- from preparation to takeoff to orbit to re-entry.

NASA Space Shuttle Manual

by David Baker
NASA Space Shuttle Manual
Author: David Baker
Publisher: Zenith Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780760340769
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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 2011. 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.

Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

by R. Buckminster Fuller
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
Author: R. Buckminster Fuller
Publisher: Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:
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One of Fuller’s most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity. How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end poverty in this generation? He questions the concept of specialization, calls for a design revolution of innovation, and offers advice on how to guide “spaceship earth” toward a sustainable future. Description by Lars Muller Publishers, courtesy of The Estate of Buckminster Fuller

The International Space Station

by David Baker
The International Space Station
Author: David Baker
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1489658262
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Mars is one of the most explored planets in the solar system. Machines called probes and rovers gather photographs and information from Mars to be sent to Earth. Learn more in Journey to Mars, one of the titles in the All About Space Science series. This series examines the history and science of space exploration. It also delves into the careers and technological advancements associated with this exciting field of study.

Space Shuttle Missions Summary (NASA/TM-2011-216142)

by Robert D. Legler
Space Shuttle Missions Summary (NASA/TM-2011-216142)
Author: Robert D. Legler
Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781782662235
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Full color publication. This document has been produced and updated over a 21-year period. It is intended to be a handy reference document, basically one page per flight, and care has been exercised to make it as error-free as possible. This document is basically "as flown" data and has been compiled from many sources including flight logs, flight rules, flight anomaly logs, mod flight descent summary, post flight analysis of mps propellants, FDRD, FRD, SODB, and the MER shuttle flight data and inflight anomaly list. Orbit distance traveled is taken from the PAO mission statistics.

NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab)

by David Woods
NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab)
Author: David Woods
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780857338280
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Few launch vehicles are as iconic and distinctive as NASA's behemoth rocket, the Saturn V, and none left such a lasting impression on those who watched it ascend. Developed with the specific brief to send humans to the Moon, it pushed rocketry to new scales. Its greatest triumph is that it achieved its goal repeatedly with an enviable record of mission success. Haynes' Saturn V Manual tells the story of this magnificent and hugely powerful machine. It explains how each of the vehicle's three stages worked; Boeing's S-IC first stage with a power output as great as the UK's peak electricity consumption, North American Aviation's S-II troubled second stage, Douglas's workhorse S-IVB third stage with its instrument unit brain - as much a spacecraft as a rocket. From the decision to build it to the operation of its engines' valves and pumps, this lavishly illustrated and deeply informative book offers a deeper appreciation of the amazing Saturn V.

International Space Station

by Dr. David Baker
International Space Station
Author: Dr. David Baker
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780857338396
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into a wide range of scientific activities. It comprises modules built in the USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. Author David Baker examines how the ISS was built, the logistics modules and freighters operated by its user nations, how the ISS works as an integrated facility, life on board, what the ISS does, the research carried out and who benefits.