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Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1)

paperback – January 1, 2002
by Heppenheimer, T. A.
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ISBN-13: 9781588340146 ISBN-10: 1588340147
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 2002
Weight
1.9 lbs
Dimensions
22.90×2.50×15.20 cm

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Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1) by Heppenheimer, T. A.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781588340146.

Heppenheimer looks back at the shuttles technical antecedents such as the X-15 rocket plane and rocket booster technologies, and illuminates the principal personalities involved in the space shuttle decision and their motivations. He traces NASAs evolving programme goals, the technical calculations, political maneuvering, and fiscal constraints, and explains the myriad designs that preceded the shuttle concept. In closing, he looks in detail at the circumstances leading to the politically charged development decision of 1972.