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Foreword: John Young, Robert Crippen
Executive Editor: Wayne Hale
Editor in Chief: Helen Lane
Coeditors: Gail Chapline, Kamlesh Lulla
The Accidents: A Nation's Tragedy, NASA's Challenge
National Security
Processing the Shuttle for Flight
Flight Operations
Extravehicular Activity Operations and Advancements
Shuttle Builds the International Space Station
Thermal Protection Systems
Materials and Manufacturing
Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics
Avionics, Navigation, and Instrumentation
Software
Structural Design
Robotics and Automation
Systems Engineering for Life Cycle of Complex Systems
Atmospheric Observations and Earth Imaging
Mapping the Earth: Radars and Topography
Astronaut Health and Performance
The Space Shuttle: A Platform That Expanded the Frontiers of Biology
Microgravity Research in the Space Shuttle Era
Space Environments
Education: Inspiring Students as Only NASA Can
Pam Leestma and Neme Alperstein, Elementary School Teachers
Norman Augustine, Former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation
John Logsdon, Former Director of Space Policy Institute, Georgetown University
Canadian Space Agency
General John Dailey, Director of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering,Purdue University
Michael Griffin, Former NASA Administrator
Program Managers/Acknowledgments
Selected Readings
Acronyms
Contributors’ Biographies
Executive Editor: Wayne Hale
Editor in Chief: Helen Lane
Coeditors: Gail Chapline, Kamlesh Lulla
Front Pages
Dedication
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Editorial Board
Poem
Introduction
Magnificent Flying Machine - A Cathedral to Technology
The Historical Legacy
Major MilestonesThe Accidents: A Nation's Tragedy, NASA's Challenge
National Security
The Space Shuttle and Its Operations
The Space ShuttleProcessing the Shuttle for Flight
Flight Operations
Extravehicular Activity Operations and Advancements
Shuttle Builds the International Space Station
Engineering Innovations
PropulsionThermal Protection Systems
Materials and Manufacturing
Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics
Avionics, Navigation, and Instrumentation
Software
Structural Design
Robotics and Automation
Systems Engineering for Life Cycle of Complex Systems
Major Scientific Discoveries
The Space Shuttle and Great ObservatoriesAtmospheric Observations and Earth Imaging
Mapping the Earth: Radars and Topography
Astronaut Health and Performance
The Space Shuttle: A Platform That Expanded the Frontiers of Biology
Microgravity Research in the Space Shuttle Era
Space Environments
Social, Cultural, and Educational Legacies
NASA Reflects America’s Changing Opportunities; NASA Impacts US CultureEducation: Inspiring Students as Only NASA Can
Industries and Spin-offs
The Shuttle Continuum, Role of Human Spaceflight
President George H.W. BushPam Leestma and Neme Alperstein, Elementary School Teachers
Norman Augustine, Former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation
John Logsdon, Former Director of Space Policy Institute, Georgetown University
Canadian Space Agency
General John Dailey, Director of Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering,Purdue University
Michael Griffin, Former NASA Administrator
Appendix
Flight InformationProgram Managers/Acknowledgments
Selected Readings
Acronyms
Contributors’ Biographies