Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle 1971-2010
- ISBN-10
- 0160887607
- ISBN-13
- 9780160887604
- Series
- Wings in Orbit
- Category
- Space shuttles
- Pages
- 570
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Authors
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wayne Hale, Helen Woods Lane
Description
Explains how the space shuttle works and describes a shuttle trip from lift-off to touchdown.
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