E’ in uscita una interessantissima pubblicazione edita direttamente dalla NASA sulla storia e l’eredità dello Space Shuttle, visto lo “spessore”, 560pagine senza appendici direi possa essere decisamente interessante visti anche i contributi di John Young and Bob Crippen.
L’indice è quello qui sotto e ovviamente sarà priva di (C) in caso di pubblicazione.
Legacy of the Space Shuttle Program - Table of Contents
ii Editorial Board
iii Dedication
iv Foreword–John Young and Robert Crippen
v Preface and Acknowledgements
vi Table of Contents
ix Poem–Witnessing the Launch of the Shuttle Atlantis
x Introduction–Charles Bolden
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1 Magnificent Flying Machine - A Cathedral to Technology
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11 The Historical Legacy
12 Major Milestones
32 The Accidents
42 National Security
5353 Description of the Shuttle and its Operations
54 The Space Shuttle
74 Processing the Shuttle for Flight
96 Flight Operations
112 Extravehicular Activity Operations and Advancements
132 Shuttle Builds the International Space Station
15555 Engineering Innovations
156 Propulsion
184 Thermal Protection Systems
206 Materials and Manufacturing
232 Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics Innovations
250 Avionics, Navigation, and Instrumentation
264 Software
XXX Structures
288 Robotics and Automation
XXX Systems Engineering for Life Cycle of Complex Systems
31515 Major Scientific Discoveries
316 The Space Shuttle and Great Observatories
340 Atmospheric Observations and Earth Imaging
356 Mapping the Earth: Radars and Topography
366 Human Health and Performance
404 The Space Shuttle: A Platform that Expanded the Frontiers of Biology
416 Microgravity Research in the Space Shuttle Era
440 Space Environments
501 Social, Cultural, and Educational Legacies
502 NASA Reflects America’s Changing Opportunities; NASA Impact US Culture
512 Education: Inspiring Students as Only NASA Can
52727 Commercial Developments
528 Aerospace Industry
532 Spin Offs
54039 The Shuttle Continuum, Role of Human Spaceflight
541 President George H.W. Bush
542 Pam Leestma and Neme Alperstein, Elementary School Teachers
544 Norman Augustine, Former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation
546 John Logsdon, Former Director of Space Policy Institute, Georgetown University
548 Canadian Space Agency
551 General John Dailey, Director of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
552 Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, Purdue University
554 Mike Griffin, Former NASA Administrator
55959 Appendix
560 Flight Number Information
XXX Test Flights
XXX Department of Defense
XXX Military astronauts
XXX International Payloads and Astronauts
571 Education Payloads and Student-Teacher Interactions
XXX Earth Science Payloads
XXX Space Science Payloads
XXX Microgravity Sciences Payloads
XXX Space Biology Payloads
XXX Life and Medical Sciences Payloads
XXX Commercial Satellites Launch and Repair
XXX Commercial Payloads
XXX Engineering Tests
XXX Construction of International Space Station
XXX Program Managers
XXX Bibliography
XXX Glossary, Definition of Terms, Acronyms
XXX Contributors’ Biographies
XXX Acknowledgements
XXX Index
