SPACE SHUTTLE 1976 pre-launch NASA promotional book

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DESCRIPTION:

NASA publication promoting the Space Shuttle program from before the first shuttle launch - even before the first shuttle was named (the first shuttle launched was the Columbia in 1981).

CONTENTS:

A New Era in Space

Space Shuttle System and Mission Profile

• Profile Of Shuttle Mission
• Ground Turnaround
• Space Shuttle Vehicle
• Crew and Passenger Accommodations
• Wide Variety of Missions
• Placement and Recovery of Satellites
• Placement of Free-flying Scientific Laboratories in Space
• Delivery of Payloads That Use Propulsion Stages
• On-Orbit Servicing Of Satellites by the Space Shuttle
• Spacelab and Orbiter-International Cooperation in Space

Space in Everyday Living

• Earthly Benefits Today
• Earthly Payoff Tomorrow

Space Shuttle Vehicle

• Space Shuttle Orbiter
• External Tank
• Solid Rocket Boosters
• Orbiter Main Propulsion
• Orbiter Reaction Control Subsystem
• Orbital Maneuvering Subsystem
• Orbiter Structure Subsystem
• Orbiter Thermal Protection System
• Payload Accommodations
• Payload Handling-International Cooperation
• Crew Cabin and Crew Accommodations
• Extravehicular Activities
• Payload Attachments
• Power Systems
• Environmental Control
• Avionics
• Communications, Tracking, and Data Management
• Payload Pointing and Stabilization
• Guidance, Navigation, and Control Subsystem
• Reusable Space Hardware
• Mission Kits
• Launch Sites, Operational Dates, Performance and Inclination Limits
• Us Manned Space-Flight Overview

Economic Impact of Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Participants

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