Space Shuttle
- ISBN-10
- 0517536498
- ISBN-13
- 9780517536490
- Series
- Space Shuttle
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Crown Pub
- Author
- David Baker
Description
Describes the reasons for and the design and operation of NASA's Space Shuttle and discusses who will be flying it and the benefits to be derived from such a shuttle.
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Other editions
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- 2013-06
- 38 pages
- Paperback
- BiblioGov
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- 2001
- 513 pages
- Paperback
- D.R. Jenkins
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