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eBook: NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversary (DRM EPUB)
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製造商: |
Motorbooks
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| 出版日期: |
2021/05/25 |
| 頁數: |
192 |
| ISBN: |
9780760370056 |
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商品簡介 |
| Written and curated by recognized historians of space exploration, NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversaryis the authoritative photo history of the iconic space program. Officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), the Space Shuttle program operated from 1981 to 2011. During that time, five Shuttle systems took part in 135 missions under the operation of NASA. This approachnamely reusable spacecraftrevolutionized space exploration. NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversarytraces the STS's 30-year operational history. Essays by former NASA chief historian Roger Launius are accompanied by a collection of incredible Shuttle photography and imagerymined from the depths of NASA's archives by aerospace historian Piers Bizonyall of it presented in large-format color. Readers will witness the pre-1981 evolution, the missions, astronauts, ground personnel and infrastructure, and amazing accomplishments of the Shuttle program and its spacecraft: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. From the launch site at Cape Kennedy, Florida, to mission control in Houston, Texas, to the landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, all aspects of Shuttle operation are covered, including key roles in efforts such as the Hubble Telescope and International Space Station, as well as the tragedies of Challenger and Columbia disasters. Every carefully chosen image in NASA Space Shuttle: 40th Anniversarytells an aspect of the Shuttle story. The resulting book is not only a unique view of a key chapter of NASA historyit's a compelling collection of stunning NASA photography and illustrations. |
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