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01559aam a22002775i 4500 001 7D975E0EA77E11EDA7915CB739ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230208010044 008 190301s2019 pau 000 0 eng 010 $a 2019936072 020 $a 0764357700 020 $a 9780764357701 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Jenkins, Dennis R. 245 14 $a The history of the American space shuttle / $c Dennis R. Jenkins 263 $a 1909 264 1 $a Atglen, PA $b Schiffer Pub. $c 2019 300 $a 336 pages $c 29 cm. 520 $a This book provides a detailed overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the "space shuttle," and provides a technical description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. Two pages are dedicated to each of the 135 missions flown by the American space shuttle, including technical data, crew names, and photos of each mission. The Challenger and Columbia accidents are discussed, along with a discussion of what NASA did to fix the flaws and continue flying. The book concludes by covering the retirement of the vehicle and the delivery of the four remaining orbiters to their final display sites. 650 $a Space shuttles. $x History. $z United States. 650 $a Manned space flight. $x History. $z United States. 650 $a Space shuttles. $x Pictorial works. 941 $a 1 952 $l JNPC081 $d 20231227012802.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7D975E0EA77E11EDA7915CB739ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search