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New Free NASA Space Shuttle History eBook | NASA Armstrong

New Free NASA Space Shuttle History eBook | NASA Armstrong
Download Illustrated 182-page PDF here: https://go.nasa.gov/3M4jApX
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center's Contributions to the Space Shuttle Program
Edited by Christian Gelzer
Chief Historian, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Contributions to the Space Shuttle Program, edited by NASA historian Christian Gelzer, details the work performed by the center in support, both directly and indirectly, of the Space Transportation System (STS), commonly known as the space shuttle. Illustrated with both official and unofficial imagery, experts from across several fields, including NASA engineers, an Air Force flight surgeon, and historians, provide insights into Armstrong Flight Research Center’s work in shaping the shuttle’s development, operations, and further improvement.

Topics include flight research on the X-15 and lifting bodies, thermostructural testing, the Approach and Landing Test program, thermal protection system tiles under flight loads, tire tests, external tank insulation experiments, shuttle landing convoy procedures, and more.

Learn more about Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California:

Space Shuttle Discovery Image Collection
Space Shuttle Discovery is Prepared for Launch
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 
Image Date: 2011-02-23
   
STS-119 Shuttle Discovery With Moon
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Date: 2009-03-15
STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rises into sky after KSC liftoff
Image Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: 1992-12-02
STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rises into sky after KSC liftoff
Image Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: 12-02-1992
STS-133 Space Shuttle Discovery Approaching International Space Station
Image Credit: NASA/JSC
Image Date: 02-26-2011
Discovery STS-133 Mission Landing
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Date:03-09-2011
STS-82 Mission - Space Shuttle Discovery on Mobile Launcher Platform
Image Credit: NASA/KSC
Image Date: 01-17-1997

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. The Space Shuttle launch vehicle has three main components: the Space Shuttle orbiter, a single-use central fuel tank, and two reusable solid rocket boosters. Nearly 25,000 heat-resistant tiles covered the orbiter to protect it from high temperatures on re-entry. Discovery's last mission, STS-133, was in 2011.

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release Date: May 31, 2022

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