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024	7		_a10.1007/978-0-387-49679-5 _2doi
082	0	4	_a520 _223
100	1		_aEvans, Ben. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSpace Shuttle Challenger _h[recurso electrónico] : _bTen Journeys into the Unknown / _cby Ben Evans.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York, _c2007.
300			_aXVIII, 290 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_arecurso en línea _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aSpringer Praxis Books
505	0		_aAuthor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- The Geritol Bunch: The Development of the Shuttle, History of Challenger's Design, and Her First Mission -- Ride, Sally Ride: The Flight of STS 7 -- Weightlifters: the Flight of STS 8 -- A Heck of a Big Leap: the Flights of STS 41B, 41C, and 41G -- The Untouchables: the Flights of STS 51B, 51F, and 61A -- Don't Break our Airplane: the Disaster and Aftermath, including Rogers inquiry -- Appendix: Challenger's Planned Missions during 1986 and 1987 -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book, which will complement Ben Evans' previous work: Space Shuttle Columbia - Her Missions and Crews, is designed to cast minds back to a time when the Shuttle was truly the future: untarnished by disaster and bolstered by apparent success. It was a time when astronauts confidently expected to fly seven, eight or nine missions in their careers, when missions would be launched twice a month, when virtually anybody could travel into space and the fabled final frontier was drawing inexorably closer as each year passed. The book will tell the stories of Challenger's missions from the points of view of the astronauts, engineers and scientists who flew and knew her and the managers, technicians and ground personnel who designed her and nursed her from humble beginnings as a structural test article into one of the most capable Shuttles in NASA's service. It will combine technical esoterica with interviews, stories and anecdotes from the lifetime of this remarkable spacecraft. Challenger veterans, including Gordon Fullerton and Vance Brand, will describe their experiences and the differences between Challenger and her sister ships. The development of Challenger herself will be explored in detail, including her design, development, construction and preparation for missions.
650		0	_aSCIENCE (GENERAL).
650		0	_aASTRONOMY.
650	1	4	_aPOPULAR SCIENCE.
650	2	4	_aPOPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY.
650	2	4	_aSPACE EXPLORATION AND ASTRONAUTICS.
650	2	4	_aASTRONOMY.
650	2	4	_aAUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9780387463551
830		0	_aSpringer Praxis Books
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49679-5 _zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY
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