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Title: Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System: The First 100 Missions by Dennis R. Jenkins ISBN: 0-9633974-5-1 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Valuable Resource
Comment: This book is a valuable resource for anybody interested in the Space Shuttle Program. Not only does it detail much of the early history of lifting reentry vehicles, it provides a (short) overview of each flight and contains tables that provide just about every detail of the flights (the exact thrust produced by each Solid rocket Booster, the serial numbers of each engine used, the precise amount of liquid oxygen loaded in the External Tank, etc.). One reader noted some discrepencies in launch/landing dates, but the confusion probably arises since Jenkins uses GMT (actually, UTC) times instead of Florida/California times - if the launch or landing was near midnight, then the date might be different in GMT. Although a tad confusing, this is more precise since it eliminates needin to know if the launch site was observing daylight savings time at the momenent.
The book is printed on excellent quality paper, is well bound (no dust jacket, however), and the photos are drawings are very well reproduced. The book is highly reocmmended to anybody interested in the Space Shuttle.
Please note, however, that the book only covers the first 100 missions (through late 2000), so it does not include the recent Columbia accident.
Rating: 5
Summary: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
Comment: Dennis Jenkins has really outdone himself. "Space Shuttle : The History of the National Space Transportation System" is the single most comprehensive reference on the shuttle. It contains practically anything that anybody needs to know about the shuttle without consulting the shuttle user's manuals. A lot of rare history, drawings, and photographs concerning the early development of the shuttle appear here for the first time. A comprehensive history of the hundred-odd shuttle flights is provided as well. Anyone who reads this book should be able to describe all of the orbiters inside and out. For space enthusiasts, this is not a book that you can afford to miss.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Outstanding Technical History
Comment: This book is by far the best technical history of the Space Shuttle, presenting an overview of the vehicle's development and use. It begins with a discussion of the origins of the goal of winged spaceflight in the 1920s, extends through the Dyna Soar, lifting body, and X-plane research until the decision to proceed with the Space Shuttle in 1972. It then goes into great detail about the shuttle's design and development effort in the 1970s and then discusses in some detail the first 100 missions of the program since 1981. In every case Jenkins offers an excellent technical analysis of all aspects of the vehicle. This book is the place to start in any effort to understand the history of the Space Shuttle. When the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) started investigating the shuttle accident of February 1, 2003, its members read this book as background to their important work. Jenkins soon became a staff member supporting the CAIB and his expertise showed in the final report.
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Title: Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years -- The Astronauts' Experiences in Their Own Words by Tony Reichhardt, Smithsonian Institution, Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 0789484250 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 2) by T. A. Heppenheimer ISBN: 1588340090 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $36.95 |
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Title: Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1) by T. A. Heppenheimer ISBN: 1588340147 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon by David Reynolds, Wally Schirra, Von Hardesty ISBN: 0151009643 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 20 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles by Roger E. Bilstein ISBN: 0813026911 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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