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Space Shuttle Challenger [electronic resource] :Ten Journeys into the Unknown / by Ben Evans.

by Evans, Ben [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.Description: XVIII, 290 p. online resource.ISBN: 9780387496795.Subject(s): Science (General) | Astronomy | Popular Science | Popular Science in Astronomy | Space Exploration and Astronautics | Astronomy | Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, TrafficDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Author'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.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This 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.
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Author'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.

This 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.

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