Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle, 1971-2010 (Illustrated Edition, Part 1 of 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006AKSDKI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 526 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Very Dry Documentary Style, not what I was looking for Phil A. I first saw Wayne during the shuttle media conferences, and I was impressed with his knowledge and demeanor. I have since followed his blog, though he doesn't post so much anymore. I don't blame him for that, he has a lot of far more interesting things going on.Anyway, I found out about this book, but it was only available as an e-book. I kid you not, I actually went out and bought a tablet, mainly so I could read this book. Then I discovered everything else a tablet could do, which is great becauseAs much as I wanted to like and enjoy this book, I just don't care for it . Wings in Orbit Part 1 Good version of the book. Images look halfway decent on Kindle Touch.Be aware this is part 1. If you want to read the whole book you will have to buy both parts 1 and 2, each is the same price.. If you're interested in the technical aspects of space flight you'll enjoy this book This is the first of two volumes covering technical aspects of the space shuttle program. There are eighteen chapters each written by a different team of writers and covering a different aspect of the program. Topics range from flight operations, the construction of the International Space Station, through to software design and team building. Obviously the writing style changes somewhat between chapters, and I found some material is more interesting than others. But overall I greatly enjoyed the book and learnt a lot about the Space Shuttle, and about NASA’s method
history. Although there is some predictable recounting of familiar history, this book contains an extraordinary amount of new information revealing the true complexity of the Shuttle system and the extreme challenges faced by NASA. Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station.