The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA's First Space Plane

By Piers Bizony

Book Overview

This superbly designed and lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space and science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers the entire space shuttle program. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission, the book also covers the development and design of the space shuttle, as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle and details of its major assemblies and subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760339414
• ISBN13: 9780760339411
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 4.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.1" x 10.5"