Bold They Rise : The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

Name: Bold They Rise
Brand: University of Nebraska Press
SKU: 9781496229403
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ISBN: 9781496229403

by David Hitt , Heather R. Smith

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight

ISBN-10 1496229401

ISBN-13 9781496229403

Publisher University of Nebraska Press

Imprint University of Nebraska Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 1st, 2021

Print length 356 Pages

Weight 548 grams

Dimensions 15.10 x 23.00 x 2.70 cms

Product Classification: United States of America, USA 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 History of the Americas 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 History History of the Americas Astrophysics

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After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world’s first reusable spacecraft, it launched like a rocket, landed like a glider, and carried out complicated missions in between.

Bold They Rise tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen-in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplishments of the program to the tragic last minutes of the Challenger disaster. In the participants’ own voices, we learn what so few are privy to: what it was like to create a new form of spacecraft, to risk one’s life testing that craft, to float freely in the vacuum of space as a one-man satellite, to witness a friend’s death. A “guided tour” of the shuttle-in historical, scientific, and personal terms-this book provides a fascinating, richly informed, and deeply personal view of a feat without parallel in the human story.

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