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Wheels Stop

The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011

Wheels Stop( )
Author: Houston, Rick
Series title:Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight Ser.
ISBN:978-1-299-99308-2
Publication Date:Jan 2013
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $36.95
Book Description:

Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the "Challenger" catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question, as did NASA itself, so long an institution that was seemingly above reproach. "Wheels Stop" tells the stirring story of how, after the "Challenger" disaster, the Space Shuttle not only recovered but went...
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Pages:456
Detailed Subjects: Science / Space Science / Space Exploration



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