Bibliograph

Voyages of Discovery, the missions of United States space shuttle Discovery (OV-103), 1984-2011, by Robert A. Adamcik

Type

Label

Voyages of Discovery, the missions of United States space shuttle Discovery (OV-103), 1984-2011, by Robert A. Adamcik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voyages of Discovery

Oclc number

729534607

Responsibility statement

by Robert A. Adamcik

Sub title

the missions of United States space shuttle Discovery (OV-103), 1984-2011

Summary

This is the first book to cover specifically the history of the space shuttle Discovery, the most storied orbiter in the fleet. A very straight-forward narrative history, and written with a minimum of technical jargon, it puts the reader on Discovery's flight deck during some of the most important missions of the Space Shuttle era from satellite retrieval, to deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, to construction of the International Space Station, and the Return to Flight after two tragic losses

Target audience

adult

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