Shuttle, Houston : My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control
by
Paul Dye
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0316454575
ISBN-13
9780316454575
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Imprint
Hachette Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 6th, 2020
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
530 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.60 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
MemoirsAstronautics
Ksh 4,500.00
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In the tradition of Chris Kraft's Flight and Gene Kranz's Failure Is Not an Option, from the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history, a revealing look at the high-stakes work of Mission Control that tells the inside story of the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with space.
From the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA''s history comes a revealing account of high-stakes Mission Control work and the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with the universe.
A compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the Space Age, Shuttle, Houston explores the determined personalities, technological miracles, and eleventh-hour saves that have given us human spaceflight.
Relaying stories of missions (and their grueling training) in vivid detail, Paul Dye, NASA''s longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, and where errors led to the loss of national resources -- and more importantly one''s crew. Dye''s stories from the heart of Mission Control explain the mysteries of flying the Shuttle -- from the powerful fiery ascent to the majesty of on-orbit operations to the high-speed and critical re-entry and landing of a hundred-ton glider.
The Space Shuttles flew 135 missions. Astronauts conducted space walks, captured satellites, and docked with the Mir Space Station, bringing space into our everyday life, from GPS to satellite TV. Shuttle, Houston puts readers in his own seat at Mission Control, the hub that made humanity''s leap into a new frontier possible.
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