{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-american-space-shuttle","title":"The History of the American Space Shuttle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on April 12  1981  with the launch of STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center  Florida  and ended on July 21  2011  with wheels stop of STS-135. During the 30 years and 135 missions in between  the program experienced triumphs and tragedies  amazed the world with its orbital exploits  and was frequently the subject of admiration  condemnation  pride  and despair. This book provides a detailed overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the \"space shuttle \" and provides a technical description of the orbiter  main engines  external tank  and solid rocket boosters. Two pages are dedicated to each of the 135 missions flown by the American space shuttle  including technical data  crew names  and photos of each mission. The Challenger and Columbia accidents are discussed  along with a discussion of what NASA did to fix the flaws and continue flying. The book concludes by covering the retirement of the vehicle and the delivery of the four remaining orbiters to their final display sites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985046663221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0764357700","price":68.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780764357701.jpg?v=1770844263","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-american-space-shuttle","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}