History of the space shuttle
Heppenheimer examines the shuttle's technical antecedents, traces NASA's evolving programme goals, the technical calculations, political maneuvering, and fiscal constraints, and explains the myriad designs that preceded the shuttle concept and the politically charged development decision of 1972.
Print Book, English, 2002-
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 2002-
v. 1-
9781588340146, 9781588340092, 1588340147, 1588340090
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