Space shuttle
Subtitle: the history of the National Space Transportation System : the first 100 missions
By: Dennis R. Jenkins.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: D.R. Jenkins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cape Canaveral, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) -- History.; Space shuttles -- United States -- Design and construction -- History.; Reusable space vehicles -- Design and construction -- History.
Other titles: National Space Transportation System; History of the National Space Transportation System :
Description: Provides schematic diagrams and photographs of various components of the space shuttle system, and chronicles the development of reusable spacecraft from the designs of Nazi rocket scientists to versions currently under discussion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-502) and index.