Nasa space shuttle owners workshop manual series#
My 5 year-old introduced us to this “Owners Workshop Manual” series from Zenith when he brought home the Star Trek USS Enterprise volume from the library several weeks ago. My impression of the book right out of the envelope was one of giddy excitement. Three appendices chronicle flights by orbiter, key terms, and useful contacts.
Baker’s personal perspective from his years associated with the program. An author’s postscript lends the reader Dr. Seven chapters walk the reader through all aspects of the Shuttle’s origins, early flights, orbiter design, propulsion system, piloting, daily on-board life, and re-entry. The volume is well-written by a man with first-hand experience in the program, and packed with over 250 photos and technical illustrations – a modeler’s dream! Baker skillfully and intimately captures the history and underlying technology of the Shuttle program and its family of 6 craft in this beautiful 196-page hard-backed edition. Now, 30 years after the maiden flight, the program draws to a close in 2011.ĭr. Having its genesis in waning years of the Apollo Program, the Shuttle evolved throughout the early 70’s, dodging the lethal pens of budget-cutters, and matured into what now is the icon of American manned spaceflight. Possibly one of the world’s most recognizable flying machines, the NASA Space Shuttle was the first reusable piloted spacecraft, and to this day remains unrivaled in versatility and success in that role.
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