Space shuttle main engine
Subtitle: the first twenty years and beyond
By: by Robert E. (Bob) Biggs
Series: AAS history series -- v. 29; AAS history series -- v. 29.
Publisher: AAS Publications Office; Univelt
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780877035466; 9780877035473
Subjects: Space shuttles; Propulsion systems; History; Turbine pumps; Design and construction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The first ten years : The engine; title: The beginning; title: The requirements; title: The obstacles; title: The goals; title: The first flight; title: The second decade : The glory of Columbia; title: Full power level moratorium; title: Full power level certification; title: Program reassessment and realignment; title: Phase I flight program; title: The tragedy of Challenger; title: Return to flight; title: Building margin; title: Beyond the second decade.