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100 1 _aSivolella, Davide.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTo Orbit and Back Again
_h[electronic resource] :
_bHow the Space Shuttle Flew in Space /
_cby Davide Sivolella.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aXXII, 502 p. 245 illus., 95 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aSpringer Praxis Books
505 0 _aPart 1: The Machine from A to Z -- Introduction -- Structure -- Main Propulsion System -- Solid Rocket Booster -- Orbital Maneuvering System and Reaction Control System -- Cargo Bay and Payload -- Electrical and Environmental Control Life Support -- Thermal Protection System -- Living On Board -- Part 2: Flying the Machine -- Ascent -- Orbital Flight -- Re-entry and Landing.
520 _aThe question may be simple, but the answer is not as easy to give. This book describes the structures and systems used each time the Shuttle was launched, and then follows an imaginary mission, explaining how those structures and systems were used in orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Highly illustrated with many diagrams, photographs and technical drawings, To Orbit and Back Again • focuses on the engineering aspects of the Shuttle • describes the systems and subsystems in clear, non-technical terms • brings to the fore the design work behind the Space Shuttle and the mission itself.    
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
650 0 _aAstronomy.
650 0 _aAstronautics.
650 1 4 _aEngineering.
650 2 4 _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 2 4 _aPopular Science in Astronomy.
650 2 4 _aExtraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781461409823
830 0 _aSpringer Praxis Books
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0983-0
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